Flags of Asia

This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Asia.

A map of Asia with national flags, excluding dependent territories and partially recognized states

Supranational and international flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1945 Flag of the Arab LeagueThe flag of the Arab League is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation (in Arabic)
Link1997 Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian NationsThe flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre.
1991 Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent StatesThe flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre.
Link1985 Flag of Economic Cooperation Organization
2011 Flag of the Organisation of Islamic CooperationThe flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is white with a green crescent and globe, with the Kaaba at the center of the globe.
1960 Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
1981 Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Flags of Asian sovereign states

FlagDateUseDescription
2013 Flag of AfghanistanThe flag of Afghanistan, adopted in 2013, consists of three stripes of the colors black, red, and green with the emblem in the centre.
1918–1920
1991–
Flag of Armenia[a]After gaining independence, the First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of Rubenid Dynasty, red, blue and yellow. The Red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The Blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The Orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia.
1918 Flag of Azerbaijan[a]Originally adopted in 1918 as a flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.

The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star are centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and Europeanisation and the green refers to Islam.

2002 Flag of BahrainAdopted in February 2002, the flag of Bahrain consists of a white band on the hoist, with red on the right. They are separated by five triangles forming a serrated line.
1972 Flag of BangladeshAdopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field.
1969 Flag of BhutanAdopted in 1969, the flag of Bhutan consists of a diagonally-divided field, the upper left yellow and the lower right orange. Along the diagonal line is a white dragon, the Druk (Thunder Dragon), holding jewels in its claws.
1959 Flag of BruneiAdopted in September 1959, the flag of Brunei consists of a yellow field divided by diagonal black and white stripes; superimposed over it is Brunei's crest, featuring a crescent facing upwards surrounded by hands and a parasol, all in red.
1948  1970
1993 
Flag of CambodiaAdopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948-1970, the flag of Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a white depiction of Angkor Wat in the center of the red band.
1949 Flag of ChinaAdopted in September 1949, the flag of China consists of a red field with five gold stars in the canton; one large star is surrounded by four smaller stars surrounded in a semicircle and set off towards the fly.
1960 Flag of Cyprus[b]The flag was officially adopted on August 16, 1960.

The island is depicted in a copper shade representative of its name; the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar) from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by İsmet Güney, a Turkish Cypriot painter.

1975 Flag of East TimorAdopted in May 2002 (originally in November 1975), the flag of East Timor consists of a red field; at the hoist is a white five-pointed star inside a black isosceles triangle superimposed on a larger yellow triangle, that points toward the center.
1984 Flag of EgyptAdopted in October 1984, the flag of Egypt consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black, with the eagle of Saladin in the center of the white band.
2004 Flag of Georgia[a]This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century.
1947 Flag of IndiaAdopted in July 1947, the flag of India consists of a horizontal tricolor of saffron, white and green; in the center of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel (the Ashoka Chakra) colored in navy blue.
1945 Flag of IndonesiaAdopted in. August 1945, the flag of Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom.
1980 Flag of IranAdopted in July 1980, the flag of Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the national emblem ("Allah") in red is centered on the white band; and the takbir (as written in the Kufic script) is written 11 times on each band in white.
2008 Flag of IraqAdopted in January 2008, the flag of Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white field is the takbir written in green Kufic script.
1948 Flag of IsraelAdopted in October 1948, the flag of Israel consists of a blue hexagram, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field.
1870 Flag of Japan
1928 Flag of Jordan
1992 Flag of Kazakhstan[d]
1961 Flag of Kuwait
1992 Flag of Kyrgyzstan
1945 Flag of Laos
1943 Flag of Lebanon
1950 Flag of Malaysia
1965 Flag of the Maldives
1945 Flag of Mongolia
2010 Flag of Myanmar
1962 Flag of Nepal
1948 Flag of North Korea
1995 Flag of Oman
1947 Flag of PakistanSee also: List of Pakistani flags
1898 Flag of the Philippines
1971 Flag of Qatar
1883  1918
1993 
Flag of RussiaThe Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, red and blue are Pan-Slavic colours.
1973 Flag of Saudi Arabia
1959 Flag of Singapore
1883 –1920
1949 
Flag of South Korea
1972 Flag of Sri Lanka
1980 Flag of Syria
1992 Flag of Tajikistan
1917 Flag of Thailand
1844 Flag of Turkey[c]The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star.) or Albayrak (Red flag) which were adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colour vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936.
2001 Flag of Turkmenistan
1971 Flag of the United Arab Emirates
1991 Flag of Uzbekistan
1945 Flag of VietnamSee also: List of flags of Vietnam
1990 Flag of Yemen

Flags of Asian dependencies

FlagDateUseState (status)Description
1960 Flag of Akrotiri and DhekeliaUK (overseas territory)Same as the United Kingdom.
1990 Flag of the British Indian Ocean TerritoryUK (overseas territory)
2002 Flag of Christmas IslandAustralia (external territory)
2004 Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia (external territory)

Flags of Asian sub-divisions

China

FlagDateUseState (status)Description
1997 Flag of Hong Kong China
(Special administrative region)
1999 Flag of Macau China
(Special administrative region)

Georgia

FlagDateUseDescription
2004 Flag of Adjara

Iraq

FlagDateUseDescription
1921 Flag of KurdistanThe flag of Kurdistan is a red-white-green tricolour with a yellow sun in the centre.

Japan

FlagDateUseDescription
2000 Flag of Aichi PrefectureStylised hiragana of あいち (Aichi). The emblem also expresses sunrise and wave to indicate Aichi's location facing the Pacific Ocean.

Philippines

FlagDateUseDescription
2019 Flag of BangsamoroThe flag of Bangsamoro is a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the yellow seven-pointed star surrounded by a yellow crescent both centered on the white band and a white kris centered on the red band.

Russia

FlagDateUseDescription
2000 Flag of Altai Krai
1992 Flag of the Altai Republic
1999 Flag of Amur Oblast
1992 Flag of Buryatia
2001 Flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast
1997 Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
1997 Flag of Irkutsk Oblast
2001 Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
2010 Flag of Kamchatka Krai
1994 Flag of Khabarovsk Krai
2003 Flag of Khakassia
1995 Flag of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
2000 Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai
1997 Flag of Kurgan Oblast
2001 Flag of Magadan Oblast
1995 Flag of Nenets Autonomous Okrug
2003 Flag of Omsk Oblast
2009 Flag of Perm Krai
1995 Flag of Primorsky Krai
1992 Flag of the Sakha Republic
1995 Flag of Sakhalin Oblast
1997 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast
1992 Flag of Tuva
1995 Flag of Tyumen Oblast
1996 Flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
1995 Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai

Disputed or partially recognised states

FlagDateUseClaimed byDescription
1992 Flag of Abkhazia[a] GeorgiaThe flag of Abkhazia consists of seven green and white stripes with a red upper left canton bearing a white open right hand and seven white stars.
1992 Flag of Artsakh AzerbaijanThe flag of Artsakh is based on the Flag of Armenia, and has a white pattern added.
1928 [e]Flag of the Republic of China[e] ChinaThe flag of the Republic of China is a red field with a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays.
1971 Flag of PalestineState of Palestine & Israel dispute sovereignty over East Jerusalem and legality of Israeli settlementsThe flag of Palestine is a tricolour, the top stripe black, the middle stripe white and the bottom stripe green, with a red triangle on the left side.
1984 Flag of Northern Cyprus[b] CyprusAdopted by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan) on 7 March 1984 following the Turkish invasion and the occupation of the northern part of the island in 1974.
1990 Flag of South Ossetia[a] GeorgiaThe flag of the South Ossetia is a tricolour, the top stripe white, the middle stripe red and the bottom stripe yellow.

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1368–1906Flag of the Bruneian Empire
1906–1959Flag of Brunei
1912–1928Flag of China
1398–1489Flag of the Kingdom of Cyprus
1881–1922Flag of Cyprus
1922–1960Flag of Cyprus
1960Flag of Cyprus
1960–2006Flag of Cyprus
1990–2004Flag of Georgia
1978–1993Flag of Kampuchea
1918–1920Flag of the Kuban People's Republic
1946–1968Flag of the Malayan Union
1948–1963Flag of the Federation of Malaya
1974–2010Flag of Myanmar
1945–1955Flag of North Vietnam
1844–1922Flag of the Ottoman Empire
1897–1898Flag of the Biak na Bato
1943–1945Flag of the Philippines
1946–1985, 1986–1998Flag of the Philippines
1985–1986Flag of the Philippines
1862–1889Flag of the Qing dynasty
1889–1912Flag of the Qing dynasty
1858–1883Flag of the Russian Empire
1949–1975Flag of South Vietnam
1922–1923Flag of the Soviet Union
1923–1924Flag of the Soviet Union
1924–1936Flag of the Soviet Union
1936–1955Flag of the Soviet Union
1955–1980Flag of the Soviet Union
1980–1991Flag of the Soviet Union

Notes

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    Part of Transcaucasian Region, at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. Physiographically, Armenia falls entirely in Western Asia, while Georgia and Azerbaijan are mostly in Western Asia with small portions north of the Caucasus Mountains divide in Europe.
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    The island of Cyprus, which comprises the Republic of Cyprus, Northern Cyprus and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is geographically located in Asia, closer to Asian Turkey than to the European mainland. However, the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
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    Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Turkey has a biggest part of its territory (95%) in Western Asia called Anatolia.
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    Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Kazakhstan has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.
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    The Republic of China (ROC) was the recognized legitimate government of China between 1912 and 1949. After its defeat in the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China retreated to the island of Taiwan where it continues to govern today. In 1949, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was established on the Chinese mainland. Since 1949, both the ROC and PRC officially claim to be the sole legitimate government of the entirety of China (including Taiwan). The flag of the ROC was thus the legitimate flag of China since its adoption in 1928 to 1949, whereas after 1949 its status has been linked to the political status of Taiwan.
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