Flags of Asia
This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Asia.
Supranational and international flags
An incomplete list of flags representing intra-Asian international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1945 – | Flag of the Arab League | The flag of the League of Arab States is two olive branches and 22 chain-links encircling a crescent and the name of the organisation. The Arab League is an organization made up of countries in the Arab world in Northern Africa and Southwest Asia. Most, though not all of these countries use Arabic as their official language and concreted on Mediterranean sea and Arabian sea countries. The purpose is to find ways for the countries to have unity and to work together to solve their problems. | |
| 1997 – | Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the center. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is an international organization. In August 1967, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines formed the ASEAN. At that time, communism was growing in Vietnam, and these five countries were also facing problems inside their own countries. Nowadays ASEAN consists of ten countries, the latter and Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar. | |
| 1991 – | Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States | The flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre. | |
| 1981 – | Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | Originally known as the Gulf Cooperation Council, is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union that consists of five Arabian peninsula countries except Yemen. | |
| 2011 – | Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | The flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is white with a green crescent and globe, with the Kaaba at the center of the globe. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international group. It has over 55 member states. The organisation tries to be the voice of the Muslim world. They try to safeguard the interests and the progress and well-being of Muslims. | |
| 1960 – | Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | The Flag of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a blue background with the acronym 'OPEC' in stylized white lettering. OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an international organization. Since 1965, the headquarters of OPEC has been in Vienna, Austria. OPEC was established in September 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq. | |
| 2024 – | Flag of the Organization of Turkic States | The flag combines the symbols of the original four members: the light blue color of the flag of Kazakhstan, the sun of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, the star of the flag of Azerbaijan and the crescent of the Turkish flag. |
Flags of Asian sovereign states
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Ref. |
| 1997 – 2001 2021 – | Flag of Afghanistan | Originally adopted in 1997 and readopted in 2021, the flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has the Shahada in black on a white background. | ||
| 1918 – 1920 1991 – | Flag of Armenia See also: List of Armenian flags | 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 – 1920 1991 – | Flag of Azerbaijan See also: List of Azerbaijani flags | Originally adopted in 1918 as the 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 the green refers to Islam. | ||
| 2002 – | Flag of Bahrain | Adopted 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 Bangladesh See also: List of Bangladeshi flags | Adopted in January 1972, the flag of Bangladesh consists of a slightly off-center red disc over a green field. | ||
| 1969 – | Flag of Bhutan | Adopted 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, holding jewels in its claws. | ||
| 1959 – | Flag of Brunei | Adopted 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 Cambodia See also: List of Cambodian flags | Adopted in 1993 and previously used between 1948 and 1970, the flag of Cambodia consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, red and blue, with a white depiction of Angkor Wat in the center of the red band. | ||
| 1949 – | Flag of China See also: List of Chinese flags | Adopted 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 | 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 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. | ||
| 1984 – | Flag of Egypt | Adopted 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 See also: List of flags of Georgia (country) | 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 India See also: List of Indian flags | Adopted in July 1947, the flag of India consists of a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and green; in the centre of the white band is a 24-spoke wheel coloured in navy blue. | ||
| 1945 – | Flag of Indonesia See also: List of Indonesian flags | Adopted in August 1945, the flag of Indonesia consists of a bicolour; red on the top, white on the bottom. | ||
| 1980 – | Flag of Iran See also: List of Iranian flags | Adopted in July 1980, the flag of Iran consists of a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red; the country's national emblem in red is centered on the white band; and the takbir is written 11 times on each band in white. | ||
| 2008 – | Flag of Iraq | Adopted in January 2008, the flag of Iraq consists of a horizontal tricolor of red, white and black; in the center of the white stripe is the takbir written in green Kufic script. | ||
| 1948 – | Flag of Israel See also: List of flags of Israel | Adopted in October 1948, the flag of Israel consists of a blue star of David, surrounded by two blue horizontal stripes, all over a white field. | ||
| 1870 – | Flag of Japan See also: List of Japanese flags | Adopted as a civil ensign on February 27, 1870, Adopted as a national flag on August 13, 1999. The flag consists of a white background with a red circle representing the sun. | ||
| 1928 – | Flag of Jordan | Adopted in April 1928, the flag of Jordan is a horizontal tricolor with a red chevron, the colors used are the Pan-Arab colors. | ||
| 1992 – | Flag of Kazakhstan See also: List of Kazakh flags | Adopted on June 4, 1992, the flag has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" in gold. | ||
| 1961 – | Flag of Kuwait | Adopted in 1961, the flag consists of a horizontal triband of green, white and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side. Uses the Pan-Arab colors. | ||
| 2023 – | Flag of Kyrgyzstan See also: List of Kyrgyz flags | The flag of Kyrgyzstan consists of a red field with a yellow stylized yurt with the 40 rays which resembles the number of tribes united by Manas to fight against the Mongols. The current flag was adopted in 2023 due to reduce its resemblance to a sunflower. | ||
| 1945 –1946 1975 – | Flag of Laos See also: List of flags of Laos | The flag has 3 horizontal bands, with the middle band being blue and the rest being red. It has a white circle in the center symbolizing the full moon over the Mekong River. | ||
| 1943 – | Flag of Lebanon | A horizontal triband of red, white and red; charged with a green cedar tree. | ||
| 1950 – | Flag of Malaysia See also: List of Malaysian flags | Adopted on May 26, 1950, the flag has fourteen horizontal stripes, alternating between red and white, represents the equalness of the Malaysia's 13 member states; and in the canton, a yellow crescent representing Islam, and a 14-point star representing unity among their member states, all of which on a blue field. | ||
| 1965 – | Flag of Maldives See also: List of Maldivian flags | The flag has a green field with a red outline and a crescent in the center. | ||
| 1945 – | Flag of Mongolia | The flag of Mongolia consists of a vertical bicolor triband with the colors red, blue and red with a Soyombo symbol in the leftmost stripe. The current flag was adopted on 1992 with the communist star above the Soyombo being removed, and the colors was standardized on 2011. | ||
| 2010 – | Flag of Myanmar See also: List of Burmese flags | The flag of Myanmar is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green and red, with a white star in the middle. | ||
| 1962 – | Flag of Nepal See also: List of flags of Nepal | Two juxtaposed triangular figures creating an irregular pentagon consists of a red field surrounded by a blue border, there being a white emblem of the crescent moon with eight rays visible out of sixteen in the upper part and a white emblem of a twelve rayed sun in the lower part. | ||
| 1948 – | Flag of North Korea See also: List of North Korean flags | A wide horizontal red stripe bordered above and below by a thin white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The red stripe is charged near the hoist with a five-pointed red star inside a white disc. | ||
| 2004 – | Flag of Oman | Two horizontal stripes of upper white and lower green, separated by a red horizontal "T" shape in the centre that contains with the National emblem of Oman. | ||
| 1947 – | Flag of Pakistan See also: List of Pakistani flags | A white star and crescent on a dark green field, with a vertical white stripe at the hoist. | ||
| 1988 – | Flag of Palestine See also: List of Palestinian flags | United Nations observer state. The flag of Palestine consists of tricolor horizontal stripes of black, white, green, and a red triangle aligned on the left. | ||
| 1898 – | Flag of the Philippines | The flag of the Philippines consists of bicolor horizontal bands of blue and red with a white triangle facing to the right side. In the triangle contains three yellow stars resembling three main islands of the Philippines: Luzon, Payan and Mindanao; and a yellow sun with eight primary rays resembling the eight provinces that rebelled against the Spanish during the 1896 revolution: Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna and Batangas. Also the unique feature in the flag is when you flip it, it will change to its war flag. | ||
| 1971 – | Flag of Qatar | Adopted in 1971, the flag of Qatar consists of a white band on the hoist side, separated from a maroon area on the fly side by nine white triangles which act as a serrated line. | ||
| 1883 – 1918 1993 – | Flag of Russia See also: List of Russian flags | The Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on August 22, 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, blue and red are Pan-Slavic colours. | ||
| 1973 – | Flag of Saudi Arabia | The flag of Saudi Arabia contains the Shahada and an Arab sword, coloured white, on a green background. | ||
| 1959 – | Flag of Singapore See also: List of Singaporean flags | A horizontal bicolour of red and white; charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing the fly and a pentagon of five stars representing the nation's ideals. | ||
| 1883 – 1920 1949 – | Flag of South Korea See also: List of South Korean flags | A white field with a centered red and blue taegeuk surrounded by four trigrams. | ||
| 1972 – | Flag of Sri Lanka See also: List of Sri Lankan flags | Two fields separated by a golden border: the smaller hoist-side field has only two vertical halves of green and orange and the larger fly-side field is the dark red field depicting the golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw in the center and four bo tree leaves on each corner, and the golden border around the entire flag extends in between the two separate fields, all bordering together. | ||
| 2024 – | Flag of Syria | The flag of Syria consists of a triband with three colors of green, white and black along with three red stars in the middle. The flag was previously used by opponents of the Bashar al-Assad regime and was adopted as the national flag in a de facto capacity following Assad's overthrow in 2024. It was later made the official national flag with the adoption of the country's interim constitution on March 13, 2025. | ||
| 1992 – | Flag of Tajikistan See also: List of Tajik flags | An unequal horizontal tricolor of red, white and green in a 2:3:2 ratio, with a yellow crown surmounted by an arc of seven stars at the centre. | ||
| 1917 – | Flag of Thailand See also: List of Thai flags | Five horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white and red, the middle stripe twice as wide as the others. | ||
| 1975 2002– | Flag of Timor-Leste | Adopted in May 2002, the flag of Timor-Leste 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. | ||
| 1844 – | Flag of Turkey See also: List of Turkish flags | The flag of Turkey has a red background with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız or Albayrak. It was 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 | The flag consists of a green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white waxing crescent moon and five white five-pointed stars appear in the upper field, to the fly side of the red stripe. | ||
| 1971 – | Flag of the United Arab Emirates | A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical quarter width red bar at the hoist. | ||
| 1991 – | Flag of Uzbekistan See also: List of Uzbek flags | A horizontal triband of azure, white and green, separated by two narrow red stripes. A white crescent and three rows of twelve white five-pointed stars are situated on the left side of the upper azure stripe. | ||
| 1945 – | Flag of Vietnam See also: List of flags of Vietnam | Officially adopted in 1945, the flag of Vietnam has a yellow star on a red background. | ||
| 1990 – | Flag of Yemen | The flag of Yemen consists of a horizontal tricolour of red, white and black. |
Disputed or partially recognised states
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| 1992 – | Flag of Abkhazia | Internationally recognized as part of  GeorgiaCref2|bFlags of Asian dependencies
Flags of Asian sub-divisionsChinaAll Chinese provinces' flags except the 2 SARs of Hong Kong and Macau, were not allowed to adopt their own province flag due to an order passed by CCP Central Committee General Office and General Office of the State Council.Georgia
JapanEach modern prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolour geometric highly stylised design, often incorporating the letters of Japanese writing system and resembling company logos. A distinct feature of these flags is that they use a palette of colours not usually found in flags, including orange, purple, aquamarine and brown.Some prefectures also have alternative official flags called "symbol flags". They may be used on less formal occasions. Famous symbol flags include the one used in Tokyo.
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Flags of Asian citiesFlags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.Historical flags
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