Flags of Asia
All 46 national flags of Asia, alphabetically, each with a short description of its design. Select any flag to see it in high resolution, read what its colours and symbols mean and download it.
AfghanistanThe flag of Afghanistan is made up of three equal vertical stripes of black, red, and green, from the hoist to the fly.
BahrainThe flag of Bahrain has a red field with a white vertical band on the hoist side, separated from the red by a serrated line of five white triangles.
BangladeshThe flag of Bangladesh has a dark green field with a red disc set slightly toward the hoist side.
BhutanThe flag of Bhutan is divided diagonally into two triangles: saffron-orange in the upper left and reddish-orange in the lower right.
BruneiThe flag of Brunei has a yellow field crossed by two diagonal stripes, one white and one black, running from the upper hoist corner to the lower fly corner.
CambodiaCambodia's flag features three horizontal stripes: blue on top and bottom, with a red central band twice as wide as the other two.
ChinaThe flag shows a solid red field with five yellow stars in the upper left corner: one large star with four smaller stars arranged in an arc beside it.
CyprusThe flag shows a white field with a copper-orange silhouette of the island at its center, beneath which sit two crossed green olive branches.
IndiaIndia's flag, known as the Tiranga, or tricolor, features three horizontal bands of equal proportion: saffron on top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom.
IndonesiaIndonesia's flag, called Sang Saka Merah Putih, the sacred red and white, is one of the simplest in the world: two equal horizontal stripes, red on top and white below.
IranIran's flag has three equal horizontal stripes: green on top, white in the middle, and red at the bottom.
IraqIraq's flag has three equal horizontal stripes: red on top, white in the middle, and black at the bottom.
IsraelIsrael's flag has a white field with two horizontal blue stripes near the top and bottom edges, and a blue six-pointed Star of David (Magen David) at the center.
JapanJapan's flag, known as the Nisshoki (sun flag) or more colloquially the Hinomaru (circle of the sun), is a design of extraordinary simplicity: a crimson-red disc centered on a pure white field.
JordanJordan's flag has three horizontal stripes of equal width, black over white over green, with a red triangle extending from the hoist side and overlapping all three bands.
KazakhstanKazakhstan's flag is a rich sky-blue field with a golden sun of 32 rays at the center, below which a golden steppe eagle soars with wings spread.
KuwaitKuwait's flag is made up of three horizontal stripes of equal width, green over white over red, with a black trapezoid along the hoist side overlapping all three bands.
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan's flag is a deep red field with a golden sun of 40 rays at its center.
LaosLaos's flag consists of three horizontal stripes: a wide dark blue band in the center flanked by narrower red stripes at the top and bottom.
LebanonLebanon's flag has three horizontal stripes: red at the top and bottom, each occupying a quarter of the flag's height, and a white band in the middle taking up the other half.
MalaysiaMalaysia's flag, known as the Jalur Gemilang ("Stripes of Glory"), has fourteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white, with a dark blue canton in the upper hoist corner containing a yellow crescent moon and a yellow fourteen-pointed star.
MaldivesThe Maldives flag has a red field with a large green rectangle at the center, inside which sits a white crescent moon oriented toward the hoist side.
MongoliaMongolia's flag consists of three vertical stripes: red at the hoist, blue in the center, and red at the fly.
MyanmarMyanmar's flag has three equal horizontal stripes — yellow on top, green in the middle, and red at the bottom — with a large white five-pointed star centered over all three.
NepalThe upper pennant contains a white crescent moon with a sun, and the lower pennant features a white twelve-pointed sun.
North KoreaNorth Korea's flag bears some compositional resemblance to Cuba's in its combination of stripes and a prominent central element, though the colors and symbolism differ.
OmanOman's flag has three horizontal stripes of white, red, and green, with a vertical red stripe at the hoist.
PakistanPakistan's flag is dark green over roughly three-quarters of its field, with a white vertical stripe at the hoist representing the country's non-Muslim religious minorities.
PalestineThe flag of Palestine consists of three equal horizontal stripes — black, white, and green, from top to bottom — with a red triangle at the hoist extending toward the center of the flag.
PhilippinesIn peacetime, the blue stripe is on top; in wartime, the flag is inverted so the red stripe is uppermost.
QatarQatar's flag is maroon with a white serrated band at the hoist, forming nine points that separate the white from the maroon.
Saudi ArabiaThe flag of Saudi Arabia is green, bearing the shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith ("There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God"), written in white thuluth Arabic calligraphy at the center, with a white sword beneath it pointing toward the hoist.
SingaporeThe flag of Singapore has two equal horizontal stripes, red on top and white on the bottom.
South KoreaThe flag has a white field with a large circular emblem at the center divided into two swirling halves, red above and blue below, forming the taeguk, the Korean counterpart to the yin-yang.
Sri LankaThe flag was adopted in its current form in 1972, though the lion as a national emblem is more than two thousand years old.
SyriaSyria's flag consists of three equal horizontal stripes of red, white, and black from top to bottom, with two green five-pointed stars centered on the white middle stripe.
TaiwanTaiwan's flag, officially the flag of the Republic of China, features a red field with a blue canton in the upper left corner containing a white sun with twelve rays.
TajikistanTajikistan's flag, adopted on 24 November 1992, following independence from the Soviet Union, consists of three horizontal stripes: red at the top, white in the middle (the widest of the three), and green at the bottom.
ThailandThailand's flag, known as the "Trairanga" or tricolor flag, is made up of five horizontal stripes in three colors: red, white, and blue.
Timor-LesteThe flag features a red field with two overlapping triangles at the hoist: a larger black one and a smaller yellow one inside it.
TurkeyTurkey's flag, known as "Ay Yıldız" (moon and star), consists of a red field with a white waning crescent and a white five-pointed star positioned slightly toward the hoist side.
TurkmenistanThe flag features a green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist containing five overlapping carpet motifs (guls).
United Arab EmiratesThe design consists of a vertical red stripe at the hoist and three equal horizontal stripes of green, white, and black from top to bottom.
UzbekistanThe flag consists of three horizontal stripes—light blue at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom—separated by two thin red lines.
VietnamVietnam's flag, known as "Cờ đỏ sao vàng" (the red flag with a yellow star), features an entirely red field with a large yellow five-pointed star at the center.
YemenYemen's flag consists of three equal horizontal stripes: red on top, white in the middle, and black at the bottom.