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This article contains a list of the flags and/or modifications made on the flags of current sovereign nations.

Sovereign states

Countries / decades	before/400000 BC	4000 BC					800 BC					355 BC		1 AD			215 AD					740 AD				1000					1300				1520					1585					1625					1700					1750					1800					1830					1850s to 1860s					1860s to 1870s					1870s to 1880s					1880s to 1890s					1890s to 1900s					1900s to 1910s					1910s to 1920s					1920s to 1930s					1930s to 1940s					1940s to 1950s					1950s to 1960s					1960s to 1970s					1970s to 1980s					1980s to 1990s					1990s to 2000s					2000s to 2010s					2010s to 2020s					2020s to present					Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before/400000 BC																																																																																																																																																															Current	Decades / countries
Afghanistan	549-330 BC	320	500	661	750-821	1231	1369	1506	1576	1709						1738				1747																																																														1880										1901									1919		1926		1928	1929 1929	1930																					1973	1974		1978 1978	1980			1987			1992 1992		1996	1997		2001 2001	2002	2004				2013									Afghanistan
Afghanistan	549-256 BC	320	500	661	750-821	1231	1369	1506	1576	1709						1738				1747																																																														1880										1901									1919		1926		1928	1929 1929	1930																					1973	1974		1978 1978	1980			1987			1992 1992		1996	1997		2001 2001	2002	2004				2013									Afghanistan
Albania	3 BC	699 AD	1385																																																									1844																	1878	1881											1902				1910 1911	1912 1914				1920			1926	1928			1934		1939		1943	1944	1946																							1992						2002														Albania
Algeria	661	750-778	1516																																																						1830																																																																1962																																			Algeria
Andorra																																																1806			1812 1813																											1866																																		1934		1939					1949					1959						1971																															Andorra
Angola	1667				1707																	1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975											1996	1997			2003	2004													Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	1632																																													1801																																			1871																																										1957	1958		1962		1967																																	Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina	1536									1717																											1785														1812 1812			1818 1819	1820				1829			1835								1850					1861																																																																	Argentina
Armenia	549-331 BC	428	654	750-884	1236-1335	1468-1502	1508																																																				1828														1858													1883	1885																	1918 1918		1922							1936		1940						1952																			1990																					Armenia
Aruba	1581																			/ 1652																						1795						1806		1810		1814																																																																1959									1976																												Aruba
Australia																															1770															1801					1806																																													1901	1903		1908																							1954																			1993	1994		1998	1999										2014	2015					Australia
Austria	1230																																														1804																																1869																									1918										1938			1945																																												Austria
Azerbaijan	550-330 BC	661	750-1258	1370-1507	1576										1736					1747						1760																	1796								1813																							1858												1883																		1918 1918 1918	1920	1922							1937		1940						1952																			1990																					Azerbaijan
Bahamas	1648				1706						1718																																			1801																																	1869																		1904										1923														1953						1964				1972	1973																2006													Bahamas
Bahrain	976-1076																																			1783																			1820																																																								1932																				1972															2002															Bahrain
Bangladesh	1352	1576																						1757																										1801																								1858																																												1947												1971	1972																														Bangladesh
Barbados	1632																																													1801																																									1885																																					1958		1962		1966																																	Barbados
Belarus	1587																																								1793																																	1858												1883																		1918	1919 1919								1937		1940	1941	1944			1951																				1991		1995									2012										Belarus
Belgium	1482							1713																																1790	1792	1795										1815								1830 1831																																																																	Belgium
Belize	1519																																																						1821	1823	1825							1838																		1875					1884																	1919																															1981																			2019							Belize
Benin																																																										1900																													1958								1975								1990																					Benin
Bermuda	1684																																													1801																																				1875																		1910																																												1999		2002	2003														Bermuda
Bhutan																																																										1949				1956						1969																																Bhutan
Bolivia																													1534								1785																				1825	1826												1851																																																																	Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1377	1463																																																									1844																	1878 1878															1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992			1995	1997	1998															Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1448	1463																																																									1844																	1878 1878															1908					1918											1941			1946																							1992			1995	1997	1998															Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana																																																										1885																																									1966																																	Botswana
Brazil	1697																																																				1816 1816			1822 1822																								1870									1889 1889																																				1960				1968												1992																				Brazil
Brunei	1368																																																									1906																	1941		1945							1959																																					Brunei
Bulgaria	1396																																																									1844																	1878															1908					1918														1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Bulgaria	1396																																																									1844																	1878															1908					1918														1946	1948									1967		1971										1991																					Bulgaria
Burkina Faso																																																										1896																															1959													1984																								Burkina Faso
Burundi																																																										1885																	1919																					1961	1962		1966 1966	1967							1982																									Burundi
Cambodia	1431?																																																									1863												1887																											1942	1945					1953								1970		1975		1979					1989	1992	1993																				Cambodia
Cameroon																																																										1884																1916																				1957		1961							1975																													Cameroon
Cameroon																																																										1884																1916			1922																			1961							1975																													Cameroon
Canada	1606				1707																																									1801																																	1868																										1921																		1957					1964	1965																																Canada
Canada	1663									1715																																				1801																																	1868																										1921																		1957					1964	1965																																Canada
Cape Verde	1667				1707																	1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1975									1992																				Cape Verde
Cayman Islands	1670																																													1801																																																																1958																				1999																	Cayman Islands
Central African Republic																																																										1903																												1958																																					Central African Republic
Chad	700	1380																																																									1900																													1959																																					Chad
Chile	1541									1717																											1785														1812		1817 1817																																																																	Chile
China	300 BC	1644																																																									1890											1912	1915	1916	1917					1928										1949																																										China, People's Republic of
Colombia	1525																																				1785													1811		1814	1816	1819	1820 1821					1831		1834													1861 1861																																																																	Colombia
Comoros																																																										1887																																						1963						1975		1978							1992		1996		2001																Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the																																																										1877																																										1960	1963	1966			1971													1997			2003		2006													Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the																																																										1891																																	1958						1970											1991																				Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands																																																										1858															1888		1893				1901	1902																																			1973			1979																											Cook Islands
Costa Rica	1506																																																						1821 1821	1823	1824 1824 1824								1840	1842			1848																													1906																																																															Costa Rica
Croatia	1527																																																1809			1815																	1848		1852							1868																										1918 1918										1939	1941	1943	1945																						1990	1990																					Croatia
Curaçao	1581																			/ 1652																						1795						1806		1810		1814																																																																1959											1981																										Curaçao
Cuba	1506																																				1785																																													1873												1898		1902		1906	1908	1909																								1959																																					Cuba
Cyprus	545 BC	321-305 BC	668	750-965	1192	1489	1571																																																									1844																	1878	1881																					1922																			1960																						2004	2006													Cyprus
Czech Republic	1198																																														1804																																1869																									1918	1920									1939	1939		1945												/ 1969												1993																				Czech Republic
Denmark	1219		1396			1500																																																										Denmark
Djibouti																																																										1844																										1896																																								1977																												Djibouti
Dominica	1663									1715																	1763																		1801																																				1871																																		1940									1958		1962								1978	1981							1988	1990																		Dominica
Dominican Republic	1506																																										1795								1808				1821												1844		1849							1861		1865																																																																	Dominican Republic
East Timor			1702		1707																	1750																															1816				1826			1830																																									1911															1942	1945															1975	1975	1976										1999		2002															East Timor
Ecuador	1534																																				1785												1809		1812				1820	1822 1822				1830		1835					1845 1845								1860																				1900																																																						2009												Ecuador
Egypt	3500 BC	525-404 BC	343 BC	332-323 BC	619-629	661	750-969																																																									1844																			1882																				1922														1951	1952			1958							1972						1984																								Egypt
El Salvador	1519																																																						1821	1823	1825							1839														1865					1873		1875/1877								1898	1900							1912																																																												El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	1667				1707																	1750												1778				1785																																																																1931			1936	1938			1945												1968		1973			1979																											Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea																																																										1890																									1941	1941					1952										1974							1987		1991		1993	1995																		Eritrea
Estonia	90 AD	1562										1721																																																									1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923						1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990										2001	2002										Estonia
Eswatini																																																										1890		1894				1903																																	1968																					2011											Eswatini
Ethiopia																																																										1853																			1875						1891			1897										1914										1936													1941					1974							1987		1991			1996						2009												Ethiopia
Faroe Islands	1219																																																									1940																																														Faroe Islands
Fiji																																																										1865	1867	1869	1871			1878																								1924																							1970																									2015	2016					Fiji
Finland	1562																																																1809																									1858												1883																	1917	1918																																																									Finland
France	260 AD	1000 AD	1643																																					1790		1794										1814								1830																																																							1940		1944						1958										1976																												France
French Guiana	1643																																									1794										1814								1830																																																															1958										1976									1995																			French Guiana
French Polynesia	1643																																							1790		1794										1814								1830																																																																1976				1984																								French Polynesia
Gabon																																																										1903																												1959	1960																																				Gabon
Gambia																																				1783										1801																																																																1965																																	Gambia
Georgia	7 AD	1008-1490																									1762																		1801																													1858												1883																		1918 1918	1921	1922							1937							1951																				1990							2004														Georgia
Germany	1400 1433																																									1806					1815	1817	1818										1832				1833								1848													1867																				1918	1919		1926	1927			1933	1935		1944		1946	1947	1948	1949																						1990																				Germany
Germany	1400 1433																																									1806					1815	1817	1818										1832				1833								1848													1867																				1918	1919		1926	1927			1933	1935		1944		1946	1947	1948	1949					1959																	1990																				Germany
Ghana																																																							1821																												1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																	Ghana
Ghana	1612																																										1795					1806		1810		1814																															1877																																								1957		1961		1964	1966																																	Ghana
Greece	330	1261																							1769																														1822																								1833																				1862																				1967										1970			1975		1978																											Greece
Greece	330	1261																							1769																														1822 naval ensign																																																																										1970			1975		1978																											Greece
Greenland	1606																																																									1973				1983	1984	1985										1991	1992	1993												Greenland
Grenada	1663									1715																	1763												1779		1783				1801																																						1875													1903																												1958		1962	1967				1974																														Grenada
Guam																																																										1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947	1948																																										Guam
Guatemala	1519																																																						1821	1823	1825							1838			1843			1851				1858	1871																																																																	Guatemala
Guinea																																																										1898																													1958																																						Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	1667				1707																	1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																														1974																														Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	1581																																										1795					1806		1810		1814																														1875															1906							1919																		1955						1966																																	Guyana
Haiti	1663									1715																													1790	1791								1798		1803	1804	1806	1811		1821													1849				1859																																																						1964													1986																						Haiti
Honduras	1519																																																						1821	1823	1825							1838														1866															1898																																																																2022		Honduras
Hong Kong																																																										1843														1871		1876																																	1941		1945					1955		1959																			1997																		Hong Kong
Hungary	895	1046	1172	c. 1196	c. 1301	1301	1387	1446	c. 1453	1458	1506	1516-1526																																														1794										1848	1848–1849												1867–1869	1869–1918														1896–1915								1918	1919	1919									1940			1946	1949	1956	1956	1957																																							Hungary
Iceland	350000 BC	960	1111	1536																																																			1809	1810																																							1900									1918													1944																																												Iceland
India	400 BC	1526																																																									1858																						1904		1906	1907	1908				1917			1921					1931							1947																																											India
India	1674																																	1773																																															1904		1906	1907	1910				1917			1921					1931							1947																																											India
Indonesia	400000 BC	15000 BC	2500 BC	728 BC	9 BC	265 AD	475 AD	914	1003	1147	1293	1602	1640																																1800																																																																1942	1945																																												Indonesia
Iran	661	750-1258	1370-1507	1576											1736					1747											1760												1796																														1849																																		1905/1906/1907				1925/1933																		1964										1980																								Iran
Iraq	539-330 BC	661	750-945	1194-1258	1394-1451	1534																																																															1844																																						1921																		1958	1959		1963														1991							2004		2007	2008										Iraq
Iraq	539-330 BC	661	750-945	1194-1258	1394-1451	1534																																																															1844																																						1921																		1958	1959		1963														1991							2004		2007	2008										Iraq
Ireland	1542																																													1801																																																										1919		1922																																																							Ireland
Israel	813	1516																																																									1844																																						1920													1948	1948																																										Israel
Italy	100 BC	1416																														1785									1796	1802				1815																						1851							1861																																											1946																											2003		2006														Italy
		1100																																												1816																																																																						1943
		1130	1525																																																																																																																	1943
		1130	1493
		754
		697/1659
Ivory Coast																																																										1896																																1959																																					Ivory Coast
Jamaica	1655																																													1801	1875																1906																									1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962																																	Jamaica
Japan	660 BC	277	701																																																									1870																																																																1999																	Japan
Jordan	539-330 BC	661	750-969	1516																																																									1844																																						1920				1921														1958	1958																																					Jordan
Kazakhstan	1220-1440	1456																																																						1822																		1858												1883																	1915		1920						1927	1932	1937		1940					1953																			1990	1991	1992																				Kazakhstan
Kenya																																																										1885					1885													1921																					1963																																			Kenya
Kiribati																																																										1892																						1937			1942	1943																	1979																											Kiribati
Korea, North	960																																										1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945	1946 1946	1948																					1992																					Korea, North
Korea, South	960																																										1800																												1856													1882	1882		1888				1893	1893		1899						1910																	1945		1948	1949																		1984							1997							2011									Korea, South
Kosovo	1281										1346							1454																																																										1844								1912																				1918												1941	1943	1946																							1992						2004	2005	2006	2007	2008										Kosovo
Kuwait	1521																					1752																																													1844																											1899			1914									1921									1940										1961																																				Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	976																																																										1876			1883																		1918									1936								1952																			1991	1992												2010	2011	2012						Kyrgyzstan
Laos				1707																																																									1893																														1952										1975																													Laos
Latvia	1562	1661	1692									1721																																																									1917	1918	1919	1920										1940	1941	1944				1953																			1990																					Latvia
Lebanon	538-332 BC	750-876	905-969	1516	1516	1697																																																									1840		1844																																					1918	1920											1943																																													Lebanon
Lesotho																																										1795				1801																																				1875					1884																																									1966										1987										2006													Lesotho
Liberia																																																										1827											1847																																																																	Liberia
Libya	525-331 BC	663				750-969	1711																																																									1912																			1951									1969		1972		1977																		2011										Libya
Liechtenstein	1400										1719																																																									1852																																		1921								1937																							1982																									Liechtenstein
Lithuania	1587																																									1795																																1858												1883																		1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																		1988								2004														Lithuania
Luxembourg	1482								1715																																	1795										1815															1845																																																1940		1944																																												Luxembourg
Macau	1667				1707																	1750																															1816					1826		1830																																								1911																																1975												1999																	Macau
Madagascar																																						1787																																																	1885					1896																															1958																																						Madagascar
Malawi																																																										1907																							1953					1963	1964																							2010	2012										Malawi
Malaysia	1641																																								/ 1795			/ 1801									1818			/ 1824																																					1896																							1942	1945	1948	1949							1963																																			Malaysia
Maldives																																											1796																																																					1903												1926													1953	1954					1965																																		Maldives
Mali																																																										1892																																	1958	1959	1961																																				Mali
Malta	870-909	1530																																										1798	1800 1801							1814																														1875												1898												1923										1943											1964																																		Malta
Marshall Islands																																																										1885		1889													1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Marshall Islands
Mauritania																																																										1900																													1959																														2017					2020		Mauritania
Mauritius	1666						1710																																1789											1810																													1869																			1906								1923																							1968																																Mauritius
Mexico	1519																																																						1821	1821	1823																				1864	1867												1893													1916									1934																	1968																																Mexico
Micronesia																																																										1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965							1979																											Micronesia
Moldova	1396																																																									1834																1866								1883																	1917	1919			1925						1937	1938	1940						1952																			1990																					Moldova
Moldova	1396																																																									1834												1859		1862		1867																																											1952																			1990																					Moldova
Monaco																																									1793																																												1881																															1942	1945																																												Monaco
Mongolia																																																										1862														1890										1911							1924			1930					1940		1945																							1992										2011											Mongolia
Montenegro	1281										1346							1696																																															1851												1876															1905						1918						1918														1946																							1992		1994			2003	2004/2006														Montenegro
Morocco	1666																																																									1913																					1956																																							Morocco
Morocco	1666																																																													1921																	1956																																							Morocco
Mozambique	1667				1707																	1750																														1816					1826			1830																																									1911																															1974	1975				1983	1983																							Mozambique
Myanmar																							1753																																																														1885																										1937			1943	1945	1948														1974																2006		2010								2019	2020		Myanmar
Namibia																																																										1884															1915							1928																										1982					1990																					Namibia
Nauru																																																										1888	1889													1914														1942	1945												1968																																Nauru
Nepal																																																	1768																			1856																																											c.1930															1962																																			Nepal
Netherlands	1581																			/ 1652																						1795						1806		1810		1814																																																																	Netherlands
New Zealand																														1769																																1834			1840													1867																		1902																																																											2015	2016	2017	2018			New Zealand
Nicaragua	1524																																																							1823	1825								1839									1858													1889			1893		1896							1908																																1971																														Nicaragua
Niger																																																										1922																		1959																																					Niger
Nigeria																																																										1886							1900																														1959	1960				1967	1970																														Nigeria
Nigeria																																																										1886							1900																														1959	1960				1967	1970																														Nigeria
New Caledonia	1643																																							1790		1794										1814								1830																																																																1976								1991																				New Caledonia
Niue																														1769																																1834			1840													1867																		1902																																				1975																													Niue
North Macedonia	479 BC	324-148 BC	1281								1346							c. 1453																																																	1844																													1903 1903					1912			1918											1941		1944	1946																						1992	1993	early 1994	1994	early 1995	1995																North Macedonia
Norway	1536																																																			1814 1821		1818 1844		1821 1844															1844																				1899				1905/1906																																																																	Norway
Oman																																																										1856																																																									1970												1995																			Oman
Pakistan	550-330 BC	329-323 BC	240-410	670-860	854-1011	1227-1351	1526												1747						1761																																												1849					1858					1880																																							1947																																											Pakistan
Palau																																																										1885							1899								1914		1919													1944	1947									1965								1981																										Palau
Palestine	1516																																																									1844																																						1920													1948	1949				1958	1958				1967								1982						1994																			Palestine
Palestine	1516																																																									1844																																						1920													1948	1949		1952			1958				1967								1982						1994																			Palestine
Panama	1510									1717																											1785													1811			1816	1819	1820	1821						1834													1861																					1902	1903										1925																																																		2017				Panama
Papua New Guinea																																																										1884											1906																		1942	1945		1949								1965			1970	1971																														Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea																																																										1884		1889													1914														1942	1945		1949								1965			1970	1971																														Papua New Guinea
Paraguay	1537									1717																											1785													1811 1811 1811	1812							1826								1842																																																								1954																	1988	1990											2013/2015										Paraguay
Peru	1532 1532									1717																											1785																		1820 1820	1822 1822	1825						1825		1825																																																							1950																																									Peru
Peru	1532 1532									1717																											1785																		1820 1820	1822 1822	1825						1836		1825																																																							1950																																									Peru
Philippines	1515 1521	1565																										1762	1764																											1821																																					1897	1898 1899	1901 1902					1908		1912		1919									1936			1942	1943	1945																		1984	1985	1986							1998																Philippines
Philippines	1515 1521	1565																										1762	1764																											1821																																					1897	1898 1899	1901 1902					1908		1912		1919									1936			1942	1943	1945																		1985		1986							1998																Philippines
Poland	c. 1605																																									Partitions 1795						1807	1815				1815																																																				1863	1919					1928					1944																		1980																											Poland
Portugal	721-750	1667			1707																	1750																															1816					1826		/ 1830																																							1908	1910/1911	1912																																																												Portugal
Portugal	721-750	1667			1707																	1750																															1816					1826		/ 1830 (sea)																																							1908	1910/1911	1912																																																												Portugal
Puerto Rico	1506	1701																			1760																1785																																												1873											1895																													1952																																								Puerto Rico
Qatar	661-750																																																					1818																											1872																						1916								1932		1936						1949												1971																														Qatar
Romania	168 BC	1330																																																									1834			1848			1859		1862		1867																																									1948		1952						1965												1989	1989																					Romania
		1111
		1396																																																									1834
Russia	1283-1294	1668											1721																																																									1858												1883															1914		1917	1918		1922	1923	1924					1936												1955															1991		1993																			Russia
Russia	1283-1294	1668											1721																																																									1858												1883															1914		1917	1918		1922	1923	1924					1937										1954																	1991		1993																			Russia
Rwanda																																																										1885																	1919																				1959	1961	1962																			2001																Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic																																																										1884																								1931		1936	1938			1945																1976																												Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1626						1713																																						1801																																				1871																																											1958		1962		1967								1983																									Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1663						1713																																						1801																																				1871																																													1962		1967								1983																									Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	1663									1715								1743						1756			1762	1763					1778		1783				1789				1796		1801	1802	1803																																																	1903																			1939											1962		1967					1979													2002															Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1663									1715																	1763							1778		1783									1801																																																			1903																														1962								1979			1985 1985																								Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa																																																										1858							1873			1879				1887								1900						1914				1922													1948	1949																																									Samoa
San Marino	1465																																																									1862																																																																2011										San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe	1667				1707																	1750																															1816						1826	1830																																									1911																															1975																													São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia	661	750-945	1517															/ 1744																																				1818		1824																																	1891							1902												1926			1932	1934		1938																		1973																													Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia	661	750-945	1517																																																																1844																																						1920						1932	1934		1938																		1973																													Saudi Arabia
Senegal	1643																																						1789													1814								1830																																																															1958	1959	1960																																				Senegal
Serbia	1281										1346																																			1804										1835																									1882																				1918											1941					1946																								1992 1992					2003	2004			2010											Serbia
Seychelles																										1756																									1811																																														1903																												1961								1976	1977									1996																		Seychelles
Sierra Leone																																									1792					1801																																												1889																																			1961																																				Sierra Leone
Singapore	1699																																																				/ 1819																													1874																								1925										1942	1945	1946						1959		1963	1965																																		Singapore
Slovakia	825																																														1804																																1869																									1918	1920									1938			1945																								1992																				Slovakia
Slovenia	1335																																													1803					1813																												1869																									1918 1918												1943	1945																				1988	1989	1990	1991																					Slovenia
Solomon Islands																																																										1886								1906																				1942	1945	1947					1956				1966						1977																												Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands																																																													1893					1906																				1942	1945	1947					1956				1966						1977																												Solomon Islands
Somalia	1415																																																									1888						1896												1888/1920													1946							1960																																				Somalia
South Africa	1652						1664																																			1795				1801																																				1875																		1910	1912								1927	1928																									1982						1994																				South Africa
South Africa	1652						1664																																			1795				1801																																				1854																		1910	1912								1927	1928																									1982						1994																				South Africa
South Sudan																																																										1844																			1882	1885							1899												1922															1952		1956							1970																					2005/2011										South Sudan
Spain	661-750	1506	1701																		1760																1785																																												1873 1875																													1931			1936	1938			1945																1977		1981																										Spain
Sri Lanka	1593																																														1815																																																																1948		1951										1972																														Sri Lanka
Sudan																																																										1844																			1882	1885							1899												1922															1952		1956							1970																															Sudan
Suriname	1581																																										1795					1806		1810		1814																																																																1959								1975																													Suriname
Sweden	1562																																																			1815															1844																															1905/1906																																																															Sweden
Switzerland	1470																																											1798		1803																																											1889																																																																	Switzerland
Syria	539-331 BC	750-890	905-990	1395-1405	1516																																																									1844																																						1920 1920	1922					1932													1958		1961	1963					1972				1980																								Syria
Taiwan	1624	1640	1661	1683																																																									1890	1895	1895																								1945																																												China, Republic of Taiwan
Taiwan	1626		1661	1683																																																									1890	1895	1895																								1945																																												China, Republic of Taiwan
Tajikistan																																																										1869												1883																		1918		1921			1929		1931	1935	1936	1938	1940						1953																			1991	1992																				Tajikistan
Tanzania																																																										1885																	1919																					1961	1964																																			Tanzania
Tanzania																																																										1885																	1919																					1964	1964																																			Tanzania
Thailand	1680																																			1782																		1817													1843																								1893												1916	/ 1917																																														/ 2011					/ / 2017						Thailand
Togo																																																										1884															1914																					1957	1958	1960																																				Togo
Tonga																																																										1858			1862						1875																																																																	Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago	1498																																												1796		1801																																													1889																																		1962																																			Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	1574																																																									1831																																																																1974	1974										1999																	Tunisia
Turkey	550 BC	334-306 BC	1453																																																									1844																																														1936																																																Turkey
Turkey	550 BC	334-306 BC	1453																																																									1844																																														1936																																																Turkey
Turkmenistan	1517																																																									1868												1883																	1917		1920	1922		1926					1937		1940						1953																				1992		1997			2001															Turkmenistan
Tuvalu																																																										1892																						1937																				1976	1978								1995 1996	1997																		Tuvalu
Uganda																																																										1894										1914																													1962 1962																														Uganda
Ukraine	1240-1261	1700																																						1793																																	1858												1883																	1917		1918	1919				1929			1937		1941		1944		1949																					1991	1992																					Ukraine
United Arab Emirates	224-629	661	750-1258																																																									1892																													1950										1971																															United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	519	1198	1265	1606	1707																																										1801																																																																	United Kingdom
	/ 1542			1606
	1485
United States of America	1606				1707																												1775	1777									1795											1818	1819 1820	1822							1836	1837				1845 1846	1847 1848	1851			1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877							1890	1891		1896						1908		1912																							1959	/ 1960																																				United States of America
United States of America	1606				1707																												1775	1777									1795											1818	1819 1820	1822							1836	1837				1845 1846	1847 1848	1851			1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877							1890	1891		1896						1908		1912																							1959	/ 1960																														2016						United States of America
Uruguay	1624									1717																											1785														1812	1815			1821	1822			1828	1830																																																																	Uruguay
Uzbekistan	530 BC	330-312 BC	661	750-819	1206-1226	1370-1511																															1785																																																																1920		1924												1953																			1991																					Uzbekistan
Vanuatu																																																										1887															1906																			1953													1980																										Vanuatu
Vanuatu																																																										1887															1906												1940		1945																		1980																										Vanuatu
Vatican City	754																																													1803												1825											1849	1849										1870																													1929																																																				Vatican City
Venezuela	1522																																				1785													1811	1812 1813	1814	1817 1817	1819	1820	1821							1836											1859 1859		1863																					1905											1930														1954																										2006													Venezuela
Vietnam																																		1778				1788								1802																																									1885	1887		1890															1920												1945					1955										1976																													Vietnam
Vietnam																																		1778				1788								1802																																									1885	1887		1890															1920												7/1945 9/1945	1946	1948												1975	1976																													Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna	1643																																							1790		1794										1814								1830						1842									1860													1886	1887											1910																								1958														1985																							Wallis and Futuna
Yemen																																																										1872																							1918		1923		1927																		1962														1990																					Yemen
Yemen																																																										1872								1886																								1937													1962		1967												1990																					Yemen
Zambia																																																										1924														1953					1963	1964																1996																		Zambia
Zimbabwe																																																										1896													1923															1953						1964		1968			1979	late 1979	early 1980	1980																										Zimbabwe
Countries / decades	before																																																																																																																																																															Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before	1700s to 1710s					1710s to 1720s					1720s to 1730s		1730s to 1740s			1740s to 1750s					1750s to 1760s				1760s to 1770s					1770s to 1780s				1780s to 1790s					1790s to 1800s					1800s to 1810s					1810s to 1820s					1820s to 1830s					1830s to 1840s					1840s to 1850s					1850s to 1860s					1860s to 1870s					1870s to 1880s					1880s to 1890s					1890s to 1900s					1900s					1910s					1920s					1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s					1970s					1980s					1990s					2000s					2010s					2020s					Current	Decades / countries

States with limited recognition

Countries / decades	before	1700s					1710s			1720s		1730s			1740s		1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s			1810s	1820s		1830s		1840s	1850s			1860s					1870s				1880s		1890s			1900s			1910s				1920s				1930s					1940s				1950s		1960s	1970s			1980s			1990s			2000s			2010s		2020s			Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before																																																																																										Current	Decades / countries
Abkhazia	778–1354																								File:Flag of Abkhazia (18th century).svg 1810														1864	1866	1867									1896						1917			1921					1935	1937	1938					1951					1978					1992											Abkhazia
Adjara	778	1008-1490																	1762							1801											1858										1883											1918	1921																					1990				2004								Adjara
Artsakh	549-331 BC	428-654	654	750-884	1000	1236-1335	1468-1502	1606			1724		1733	1747								1791		1796			1806								1858										1886										1918 1918 1918	1920	1923																								1991											Artsakh
Kosovo	1281								1346							1454																						1844							1912												1918											1941	1943	1946											1992				1996		1999		2004	2008			Kosovo
Northern Cyprus	545-321 BC	321-305 BC	668	750-965	1192	1489	1571																									1844											1878	1881												1922																1960		1975		1984														Northern Cyprus
Somaliland	1415																													1884		1903/1920																	1950			1960												1991		1994									Somaliland
South Ossetia	778	1008-1490																	1762							1801											1858										1883											1918 1918	1921	1922																				1990		1992										South Ossetia
Transnistria	1396																													1834						1866								1883									1917	1920		1925					1937	1938	1940						1952									1990	1992										Transnistria
Countries / decades	before																																																																																										Current	Decades / countries
Countries / decades	before	1700s					1710s			1720s		1730s			1740s		1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s			1810s	1820s		1830s		1840s	1850s			1860s					1870s				1880s		1890s			1900s			1910s				1920s				1930s					1940s				1950s		1960s	1970s			1980s			1990s			2000s			2010s		2020s			Current	Decades / countries

Dependent territories

Territories / decades	before	1700s	1710s		1720s	1730s	1740s		1750s	1760s		1770s	1780s		1790s		1800s				1810s				1820s		1830s			1840s			1850s					1860s			1870s				1880s				1890s		1900s					1910s				1920s			1930s		1940s			1950s			1960s				1970s				1980s					1990s			2000s				2010s			2020s	Current	Decades / territories
Territories / decades	before																																																																																														Current	Decades / territories
Åland	1562																			1809																	1858									1883												1917	1918	1921									1954																											Åland
American Samoa																										1858				1873	1879				1887					1900				1908	1912																1959	1960																									American Samoa
Anguilla	1667																	1801																							1871																													1958			1967	1969										1990												Anguilla
Ascension Island	1657																	1801																								1874																																							1984										2009					Ascension Island
Bonaire	1581							/ 1652								1795			1806		1810		1814																																											1959						1981																					Bonaire
British Virgin Islands	1672																	1801																																													1960																									British Virgin Islands
Christmas Island												1770						1801																																		1901	1903		1908														1954													1986														Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands												1770						1801																																		1901	1903		1908														1954																				2003							Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Easter Island	1541			1717										1785								1812		1817 1817																																											2006/2011					Easter Island
Falkland Islands																										1876																		1925							1948																	1999													Falkland Islands
Gibraltar	1704																	1801																									1875																	1921				1939																1982																Gibraltar
Guadeloupe	1643														1790	1794							1814				1830																																											1976							1993	1995														Guadeloupe
Guernsey																		1801																															1890														1936																		1985															Guernsey
Jersey																		1801																																1907																										1977	1981																			Jersey
Martinique	1643														1790	1794							1814				1830																																											1976						1992																Martinique
Mayotte	1643														1790	1794							1814				1830																																											1976													2006		2015							Mayotte
Montserrat	1672																	1801																																													1960											1999														Montserrat
Norfolk Island												1770						1801																																		1901	1903		1908														1954									1979																		Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands																										1885				1899						1914		1919									1944	1947						1965			1972		1976				1989													Northern Mariana Islands
Pitcairn Islands															1790														1838																																												1984																			Pitcairn Islands
Reunion	1643														1790	1794							1814				1830																																											1976									1999		2003											Reunion
Saba	1581							/ 1652								1795			1806		1810		1814																																											1959								1985																			Saba
Saint Barthélemy	1643														1790	1794							1814				1830																																											1976													2007									Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena	1657																	1801																								1874																																							1984															Saint Helena
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1643														1790	1794							1814				1830																																											1976										2001												Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sint Eustatius	1581							/ 1652								1795			1806		1810		1814																																											1959									1986								2004										Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten	1581							/ 1652								1795			1806		1810		1814																																											1959								1985																			Sint Maarten
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands																										1876																		1925							1948																1992	1999													South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Tibet	1644																									1890						1912		1916																																								Tibet
Tristan da Cunha	1657																	1801																								1874																																							1984							2002								Tristan da Cunha
Tokelau											1769																	1834		1840									1867													1902																															1989							2009						Tokelau
Turks and Caicos Islands	1681	1706																1801																														1889																										1968												1999										Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands	1672																									1917	1921																																						Virgin Islands
Territories / decades	before																																																																																														Current	Decades / territories
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U.S. States

U.S. states / decades	Before	1700s	1710s	1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s	1770s			1780s	1790s	1800s		1810s	1820s			1830s					1840s				1850s		1860s			1870s			1880s				1890s		1900s			1910s			1920s			1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s				1970s			1980s		1990s			2000s		2010s	2020s	Current	Decades / U.S. states
U.S. states / decades	Before																																																																																		Current	Decades / U.S. states
Alabama																		/ 1861		1865											1895																																													Alabama
Alaska																		1927																																			Alaska
Arizona																		1917																																								Arizona
Arkansas																		1913					1923	1924																											2011									Arkansas
California																		1911																																											California
Colorado																		1907		1911																		1964																									Colorado
Connecticut																		1897																																															Connecticut
Delaware																		1913																																										Delaware
Florida																		1861		1865		1868										1900																														1985																Florida
Georgia (U.S. state)																		1861		1865						1879							1902		1906				1920											1956																			2001	2003								Georgia (U.S. state)
Hawaii																		1845																																															Hawaii
Idaho																		1957																										Idaho
Illinois																		1915																			1969																						Illinois
Indiana																		1917																																								Indiana
Iowa																		1921																																	2018					Iowa
Kansas																		1927													1961																						Kansas
Kentucky																		1918																1963																							Kentucky
Louisiana																		1861 1861																		1912																																				2006	2010					Louisiana
Maine																		1901				1909																																												Maine
Maryland																		1904 1904																																														Maryland
Massachusetts																		1908																						1971																						Massachusetts
Michigan																		1911																																											Michigan
Minnesota																		/ 1893 1893																							1957							1983																					Minnesota
Mississippi																		1861		1865											1894																																					1996	2001						2020			Mississippi
Missouri																		1913																																										Missouri
Montana																		1905																										1981																				Montana
Nebraska																		1963																								Nebraska
Nevada																		1905					1915						1929																		1991																	Nevada
New Hampshire																		1909										1931																																		New Hampshire
New Jersey																		1896																																															New Jersey
New Mexico																		1915			1920																																						New Mexico
New York											1778																																1901																																								New York
North Carolina																		1861											1885																																				1991													North Carolina
North Dakota																		1911																																											North Dakota
Ohio																		1902																																															Ohio
Oklahoma																		1911							1925					1941															1988					2006											Oklahoma
Oregon																		/ 1925																																				Oregon
Pennsylvania																		1907																																													Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	1640																	1877			1882						1897																																														Rhode Island
South Carolina										1775																					1861 1861																																													South Carolina
South Dakota																		1909																			1963									1992																South Dakota
Tennessee																		1897				1905																																														Tennessee
Texas																		1836	1839																																															Texas
Utah																		1850																		1903				1913																																			2011					Utah
Vermont									1770						1804								1837																											1923																																		Vermont
Virginia																		1861		1865																												1950																														Virginia
Washington																		1923																1967																					Washington
Washington D.C.																		1924									1938																											Washington D.C.
West Virginia																		1905	1907										1929																																			West Virginia
Wisconsin																		1866																	1913																						1981																				Wisconsin
Wyoming																		1917																																								Wyoming
U.S. states / decades	before																																																																																		Current	Decades / U.S. states
U.S. states / decades	before	1700s	1710s	1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s	1770s			1780s	1790s	1800s		1810s	1820s			1830s					1840s				1850s		1860s			1870s			1880s				1890s		1900s			1910s			1920s			1930s					1940s					1950s					1960s				1970s			1980s		1990s			2000s		2010s	2020s	Current	Decades / U.S. states

Other flags

Other flags / decades	Before	1700s	1710s	1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s	1770s	1780s	1790s	1800s	1810s	1820s			1830s				1840s				1850s		1860s				1870s			1880s				1890s		1900s	1910s			1920s			1930s		1940s		1950s	1960s			1970s	1980s	1990s		2000s		2010s		2020s	Current	Decades / Other flags
Other flags / decades	Before																																																															Current	Decades / Other flags
Antarctica															1978							1995	1996											Antarctica
Argentine Antarctica															1943																				1999							Argentine Antarctica
British Antarctic Territory															1908							1925								1948				1963																	British Antarctic Territory
Chilean Antarctic Territory															1940																				1997								Chilean Antarctic Territory
French Southern and Antarctic Territories															1840																																			1958			1976					2007				French Southern and Antarctic Territories
Johnston Atoll															1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867				1877			1890	1891		1896			1908		1912											1959	/ 1960								File:Flag of Johnston Atoll (local).svg 2001				File:Flag of Johnston Atoll (local).svg	Johnston Atoll
Midway Atoll															1859	1861	1863	1865	1867				1877			1890	1891		1896			1908		1912											1959	/ 1960								2000					Midway Atoll
Ross Dependency															1923																								1995									Ross Dependency
United Nations															1943	1945	1946																									United Nations
Wake Island															1899					1908	1912															1959	/ 1960									2001						Wake Island
Other flags / decades	before																																																															Current	Decades / Other flags
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Spanish and British States

Other flags / decades	Before	1700s	1710s	1720s	1730s	1740s	1750s	1760s	1770s	1780s	1790s	1800s	1810s	1820s			1830s	1840s	1850s		1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s		1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s	Current	Decades / Other flags
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Catalonia	1150														1900																Catalonia
England	1265															England
Scotland	1542														2003					Scotland
Wales	1485															Wales
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