Flags by Continent
Explore flags from around the world, organized by continent.
Africa
60 flags
Africa has 54 sovereign nations. Many of their flags use the Pan-African colors of red, gold and green, adopted after independence as a statement of shared cause across the continent.
Asia
50 flags
Asia is the largest and most populous continent, and its flags have little in common with each other. Japan uses a single red disc on white. Many West Asian countries carry a crescent and star. Others put writing, plants or national emblems at the center.
Europe
60 flags
Tricolors and crosses dominate European flags, a legacy of the continent's heraldic traditions. The Nordic cross and the Pan-Slavic colors each spread from one flag to its neighbors, which is why so many European designs look like variations on each other.
North America
92 flags
The three largest North American flags are the stars and stripes of the United States, the maple leaf of Canada and the eagle and serpent of Mexico. Below them the Caribbean and Central American flags carry their own mix of colonial inheritance and independence-era symbolism.
South America
14 flags
South American flags tend towards bold primary colors and symbols of independence. Many date from the liberation movements of the 19th century, when suns, stars and coats of arms were put on flags to mark new sovereignty.
Oceania
27 flags
Oceanian flags carry both colonial heritage and indigenous identity. Several show the Southern Cross constellation. Pacific Island flags lean on ocean blues and on symbols of navigation.
Antarctica
5 flags
Antarctica has no sovereign nations, but several flags are associated with it, including those of research programs and territorial claims.