By: Sophie, Margo, Jacob, Rowan,
William, and Yash
Flag # 1
This is the flag of
Switzerland. The
white cross was used
for identification for
the troops of the Swiss
confederation .
Flag # 2
This is the flag of
Russia. The red,
white and blue stripes
stand for the colors of
Russia.
Flag # 3
This is the flag of
Germany. The flag of
Germany originally
came from a medieval
banner that was a
black eagle, with red
claws and a beak in a
field of gold.
Flag #4
This is the flag of
Vietnam. The red
stands for fighting and
bloodshed. The five
point star stands for
the five elements of
people that make up
the country: peasants,
workers, traders,
intellectuals and
soldiers.
Flag #5
This is the flag of
Japan. The flag is
white with a red disk,
representing the sun
without rays.
Flag #6
This flag is the flag of
South Korea.
White is a traditional
Korean color that
represents peace and
purity. The blue
symbolizes the
negative forces of the
of the yin. The red is
the opposite. It
represents the
positive forces of the
yang. The 4 trigrams
are the 4 universal
elements.
Flag #7
This is the flag of
Chad. The red is for
France. The yellow
and red are for
African colors, and the
blue is for the sky.
Flag #8
This the flag of
Lebanon. The red is
for the bloodshed for
their liberation. The
green tree is for
Lebanon’s happiness.
Flag #9
This is the flag of
Sweden. The colors
reflect the colors of
the Swedish coat of
arms-three gold arms
on a blue battle field.
Flag #10
This flag belongs to
France. White is the
ancient French color.
Blue and red are the
colors of the French
militia. This flag is
often called The
Tricolor.
Flag #11
This flag belongs to
Ireland. Green
represents the Irish
Nationals (Gaelics).
Orange represents the
Orange tradition
(supporters of William
of Orange) and white
means peace between
the two.
Flag #12
This flag belongs to
Italy. The three equal
vertical bands of
green, red, and white
were inspired by the
flag of France, brought
to Italy by Napoleon in
1797. The colors are
those of Milan (red
and white) mixed with
the green uniform
color of the Milanese
civic guard .
Flag #13
This is the flag of
Jamaica. The green
stands for hope and
plants. Black is for the
work done by the
people. Yellow stands
for sunshine and the
natural resources used
on the island.
Flag # 14
This is the flag of
Tibet. The six red rays
coming from the sun
represent the original
six tribes of Tibet. Two
snow lions hold up a
colored jewel that
represents all the
people of Tibet. The
symbol of the Ying and
Yang is between the
lions. It represents
spiritual energy.
Flag # 15
This is the flag of
Pakistan. The green
represents the Muslim
religion and the white
represents other
religions in Pakistan.
The crescent and star
are Islamic symbols for
progress and light.
Flag #16
This is the flag of the
Congo. It is a sky blue
field divided diagonally
from the lower hoist (the
side attached to the pole)
to the upper fly corner by
a red stripe bordered by
two thin yellow stripes.
The red stands for
bloodshed and the yellow
stands for wealth. The
star represents a radiant
future.
Flag# 17
This is the flag of
India. It has three
equal horizontal bands
of orange, white and
green. Orange stands
for courage, white
stands for truth and
green means faith.
The blue disk stands
for the circle of life.
Flag #18
This is the flag of the
U.K (The United
Kingdom). The red
cross stands for St.
George ( the patron of
England) and the
diagonal red cross
represents St. Patrick,
and the white
diagonal cross
represents St. Andrew.
Flag #19
This is the flag of
Australia. The
biggest star represents
the colonies of
Australia in 1901 and
the little stars
represent the
constellation, The
Southern Cross. The
cross in the upper left
hand corner
represents the Union
Jack.
Flag #20
This is the flag of
Greece. The blue box
with the white cross
represents Greek
Orthodoxy, the
established religion.
Flag #21
This is the flag of Iran.
The green stands for
Islam, the white stands
for peace and the red
stands for courage. The
emblem in the center
represents Allah and the
strength of the nation.
“Allahu Akbar” is
written 22 times along
the stripes. It means
“God is greater than can
be described”.
Flag #22
This is the flag of
Israel. The stripes
represent a Jewish
prayer shawl, and the
star is a Jewish
symbol called the Star
of David.
Flag #23
This is the flag of
Chile. The white star
represents a guide to
progress and honor.
The blue stands for
the sky, the white
stands for snow, and
the red stands for
blood.
Flag #24
This is the flag of
Morocco. Red and
green are the colors of
Morocco and the star
represents the five
pillars of Islam.
Flag #25
This flag is Puerto Rico’s.
Puerto Rico is a territory
of the US. The three
sides of the triangle
represent the three
branches of the
government : judicial,
executive and legislative.
The blue stands for the
sky and coastal water,
the red for soldier's
bloodshed and the
white for liberty, victory
and peace.
Flag # 26
This is the flag of
Ukraine. The blue and
yellow stripes
symbolize yellow
fields of grain under a
blue sky.
Flag # 27
This flag is the flag of
the Netherlands. The
colors on the flag are
the colors of William
the First who led the
Dutch Revolt. A cool
fact about this flag is
that its upper band
used to be orange but
it kept fading to red.
Then the red became
the permanent color.
Flag # 28
The flag of Trinidad
and Tobago is red with
a diagonal white-blackwhite line. The white
stands for the sea that
surrounds the land; the
red stands for the
people, and the black
for their hard work and
courage. All colors
together stand for
earth, water, and fire.
Flag #29
This is the flag of
Czech Republic. The
red and white stand
for the colors of the
coat of arms of
Bohemia. The blue
was added so that the
flag and its colors
could be different
from Poland’s.
Flag #30
This flag belongs to
Iceland. The red
represents volcanic
fire. The white stands
for snow and ice, and
the blue is the
surrounding ocean.
Flag #31
This is the flag of The
United States Of
America. There are 50
stars for 50 states, and
13 red and white
stripes for the original
13 colonies.
Flag #32
This is the flag of
Mexico. Red, white
and green are the
colors of the Mexican
Liberation Army. The
symbol in the center is
from an Aztec legend
that said that when
you see a eagle eating
a cobra in a rose bush,
you should stop and
live there.
Flag #33
This is the of flag of
Scotland, also
known as Saint
Andrew’s Cross or the
Saltier. Saint Andrew
is the patron saint of
Scotland, who was
killed on an X-shaped
cross.
Flag #34
This is the flag of
Poland. The civil flag
of Poland has been used
since the early 20th
century. The Polish coat
of arms is in the center
of the white half of the
flag. Red and white are
the national colors of
Poland. This type of flag
is used by Polish ships at
sea and abroad.
Flag #35
This is the flag of
China. It is red with a
large yellow fivepointed star and
four smaller yellow
five-pointed stars.
The color red
represents
revolution, while the
stars symbolize the
four social classes.
Flag #36
This is the flag of Saint
Lucia. It is blue, with a
gold triangle below a
black arrowhead. The
blue color represents
the sky and sea, gold
stands for sunshine and
prosperity, and white
and black the racial
composition of the
island . The two major
triangles represent the
twin Pitons (Gros Piton
and Petit Piton), coneshaped volcanic plugs
that are a symbol of the
island.