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    Europe flags quiz

    Name the country from its flag, for all 47 countries of Europe. Wrong options come from the same region and, where one exists, from a flag that is known to look similar, so close attention pays off. The full set of flags is below if you want to study first.

    How the flags quiz works

    Each question shows a national flag in its official proportions, so a square or unusually long flag is itself a clue. You choose from four countries: the answer, up to three neighbours in the same region, and, if the flag has a well-known lookalike, usually that lookalike too, from our guide to similar flags. One point per correct answer; the streak counts correct answers in a row.

    Two pairs are never offered against each other: Romania and Chad, and Indonesia and Monaco. On a screen, the only differences are a shade of blue or the flag’s proportions, which is not a fair test of knowledge.

    Commonly confused flags in Europe

    7 of the ten pairs in our lookalike guideinvolve a flag from Europe. The clue below each is the most dependable way to tell them apart.

    Flags with almost the same colours

    These pairs have the closest measured palettes in Europe, after excluding the pairs above. They share colours, not necessarily layout, so check stripe direction, emblems and stars.

    Colours of the flags of Europe

    Red is in 38 of the 47 flags (81%). 22 flags use just two main colours. Flags without red: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, San Marino, Sweden, Ukraine and Vatican City.

    ColourFlagsShareExamples
    Red3881%Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan…
    White2962%Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark…
    Blue2553%Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia…
    Yellow1430%Andorra, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany…
    Green817%Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ireland…
    Black49%Albania, Belgium, Estonia, Germany
    Orange12%Ireland

    Counted from colours measured on each flag image, where the colour covers at least 3% of the flag. Small details in emblems and coats of arms are not counted; dark reds such as Qatar’s maroon count as red, and light blues as blue.

    Study grid: all 47 flags of Europe

    Grouped by region, the same groups the quiz uses for its wrong options. Select a flag for its meaning, history and downloads. Short design notes for each flag are on flags of Europe.

    Caucasus

    Central Europe

    Eastern Europe

    Northern Europe

    Southeast Europe

    Southern Europe

    Western Europe