Flags of country subdivisions

This overview lists flags used by first-level country subdivisions. The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence.

Albania

• Flag of Durrës County
• Flag of Korçë County^[1]
• Flag of Kukës County^[1]
• Flag of Lezhë County^[1]

Argentina

Provinces

Autonomous city

• Flag of Buenos Aires City

Australia

States

• Flag of New South Wales
• Flag of Queensland
• Flag of South Australia
• Flag of Tasmania
• Flag of Victoria
• Flag of Western Australia

Territories

• Flag of the Australian Capital Territory
• Flag of Christmas Island
• Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Flag of Norfolk Island
• Flag of the Northern Territory

Austria

States

• Flag of Burgenland
• Flag of Carinthia
• Flag of Lower Austria
• Flag of Salzburg
• Flag of Styria
• Flag of Tyrol
• Flag of Upper Austria
• Flag of Vienna
• Flag of Vorarlberg

Belarus

Voblasts

• Flag of Brest Voblast
• Flag of Homiel Voblast
• Flag of Hrodna Voblast
• Flag of Mahilyow Voblast
• Flag of Minsk Voblast
• Flag of Vitsebsk Voblast

City

• Flag of Minsk

Belgium

Regions

• Flag of Brussels
• Flag of Flanders
• Flag of Wallonia

Communities

• Flag of the Flemish Community
• Flag of the French Community
• Flag of the German-speaking Community of Belgium

Provinces

• Flag of Antwerp
• Flag of East Flanders
• Flag of Flemish Brabant
• Flag of Hainaut
• Flag of Liège
• Flag of Limburg (Belgium)
• Flag of Luxembourg (Belgium)
• Flag of Namur
• Flag of Walloon Brabant
• Flag of West Flanders

Bolivia

Departments

• Flag of Beni Department
• Flag of Chuquisaca Department
• Flag of Cochabamba Department
• Flag of La Paz Department
• Flag of Oruro Department
• Flag of Pando Department
• Flag of Potosí Department
• Flag of Santa Cruz Department
• Flag of Tarija Department

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entities

• Flag of Republika Srpska
• Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (until 2007; now uses the national flag)

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

States

Federal district

• Flag of Distrito Federal

Canada

Provinces

Territories

• Flag of the Northwest Territories
• Flag of Nunavut
• Flag of Yukon

Chile

Regions

People's Republic of China

Special Administrative Regions

• Flag of Hong Kong
• Flag of Macau

Republic of China

Municipalities

• Flag of Kaohsiung
• Flag of New Taipei
• Flag of Taichung
• Flag of Tainan
• Flag of Taipei
• Flag of Taoyuan City
• Flag of Chiayi
• Flag of Hsinchu
• Flag of Keelung

Counties

Colombia

Departments

Comoros

• Flag of Anjouan
• Flag of Grande Comore
• Flag of Mohéli

Costa Rica

Provinces

• Flag of Alajuela Province
• Flag of Cartago Province
• Flag of Guanacaste Province
• Flag of Heredia Province
• Flag of Limón Province
• Flag of Puntarenas Province
• Flag of San José Province

Croatia

Counties

Czech Republic

Regions

Czech lands

• Flag of Bohemia
• Flag of Moravia
• Flag of the Czech Silesia

Denmark

Autonomous countries

• Flag of the Faroe Islands
• Flag of Greenland

Regions

• Flag of the Capital Region
• Flag of the Central Denmark
• Flag of the North Denmark
• Flag of the Zealand
• Flag of the Southern Denmark

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Districts

Ecuador

Provinces

Egypt

Governorates

El Salvador

Departments

Estonia

Counties

Ethiopia

• Flag of the Afar Region
• Flag of the Amhara Region
• Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region
• Flag of the Gambela Region
• Flag of the Harari Region
• Flag of the Oromia Region
• Flag of the Somali Region
• Flag of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
• Flag of the Tigray Region

Finland

Regions

France

Metropolitan regions

Overseas regions & territories

• Flag of French Guiana^[3]
• Flag of French Polynesia^[3]
• Flag of French Southern and Antarctic Lands
• Flag of Guadeloupe^[3]
• Flag of Martinique^[3]
• Flag of Mayotte^[3]
• Flag of New Caledonia
• Flag of Réunion^[3]
• Flag of Saint Barthelemy^[3]

Georgia

• Flag of Abkhazia^[4]
• Flag of Adjara
• Flag of South Ossetia^[4]

Germany

States

Greece

Regions

• Flag of Macedonia

Autonomous region

• Flag of Mount Athos

Guatemala

Departments

Honduras

Departments

• Flag of Colón Department
• Flag of Comayagua Department
• Flag of Tegucigalpa and Francisco Morazán Department

Hungary

Counties

Special city

• Flag of Budapest

Iceland

India

• Flag of Jammu and Kashmir
• Flag of Karnataka
• Flag of Sikkim

Indonesia

Provinces

Special Regions

• Flag of the Special Region of Papua
• Flag of the Special Region of West Papua
• Flag of the Special Region of Yogyakarta

Special Capital Region

• Flag of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta

Iraq

• Flag of Iraqi Kurdistan
• Flag of Iraqi Turkmen
• Flag of the Assyrian people

Ireland

Traditional provinces

• Flag of Connacht
• Flag of Leinster
• Flag of Munster
• Flag of Ulster

Italy

Regions

Japan

Prefectures

Kenya

Counties

Kyrgyzstan

Regions

• Flag of Batken Region
• Flag of Bishkek City
• Flag of Chuy Region
• Flag of Issyk Kul Region
• Flag of Jalal-Abad Region
• Flag of Naryn Region
• Flag of Osh City and Region
• Flag of Talas Region

Latvia

Districts

Liberia

Counties

Liechtenstein

Municipalities

Lithuania

Counties

Malaysia

States

Federal Territory

• Flag of the Federal Territory
• Flag of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
• Flag of the Federal Territory of Labuan
• Flag of the Federal Territory of Putrajaya

Malta

Mauritius

• Flag of Rodrigues

Mexico

Federated States of Micronesia

• Flag of Chuuk State
• Flag of Kosrae State
• Flag of Pohnpei State
• Flag of Yap State

Moldova

Districts

Cities

• Flag of Chisinau

Autonom Republics

• Flag of Gagauzia
• Flag of Transnistria^[4]

Myanmar

Regions

• Flag of Ayeyarwady Region
• Flag of Bago Region
• Flag of Magway Region
• Flag of Mandalay Region
• Flag of Sagaing Region
• Flag of Tanintharyi Region
• Flag of Yangon Region

States

• Flag of Chin State
• Flag of Kachin State
• Flag of Kayah State
• Flag of Kayin State
• Flag of Mon State
• Flag of Rakhine State
• Flag of Shan State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Countries

• Flag of Aruba
• Flag of Curaçao
• Flag of the Netherlands
• Flag of Sint Maarten

Provinces of the Netherlands

Special municipalities of the Netherlands

• Flag of Bonaire
• Flag of Saba
• Flag of Sint Eustatius

New Zealand

Associated states

• Flag of the Cook Islands
• Flag of Niue

Territories

• Flag of Tokelau

Other

• Flag of the City of Nelson
• Flag of the Province of Otago

Nicaragua

Departments

Norway

Counties

Pakistan

Administratives units

• Flag of Islamabad^[3]
• Flag of Azad Kashmir
• Flag of Balochistan
• Flag of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
• Flag of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Flag of Punjab
• Flag of Sindh

Palau

States

Panama

Provinces

Papua New Guinea

Provinces

Paraguay

Departments

Peru

Regions

• Flag of Madre de Dios Region
• Flag of Lambayeque Region
• Flag of Lima Province
• Flag of Pasco Region

Poland

Voivodeships

Portugal

Autonomous regions

• Flag of the Azores
• Flag of Lisbon
• Flag of Madeira

Romania

Counties

• Flag of Alba lulia
• Flag of Arad
• Flag of Braşov
• Flag of Bucharest
• Flag of Carei
• Flag of Constanţa
• Flag of Oradea
• Flag of Târgu Mureș
• Flag of Turda

Russia

Republics

Krais

• Flag of Altai Krai
• Flag of Kamchatka Krai
• Flag of Khabarovsk Krai
• Flag of Krasnodar Krai
• Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai
• Flag of Perm Krai
• Flag of Primorsky Krai
• Flag of Stavropol Krai
• Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai

Oblasts

Federal cities

• Flag of Moscow
• Flag of Saint Petersburg
• Flag of Sevastopol^[5]

Autonomous oblast

• Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

Autonomous okrugs

• Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
• Flag of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
• Flag of Nenets Autonomous Okrug
• Flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Flag of Nevis

San Marino

Muncipalities

• Flag of Acquaviva
• Flag of Borgo Maggiore
• Flag of Chiesanuova
• Flag of City of San Marino
• Flag of Domagnano
• Flag of Faetano
• Flag of Fiorentino
• Flag of Montegiardino
• Flag of Serravalle

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

• Flag of the City of Belgrade
• Flag of the Province of Vojvodina

Slovakia

Regions

• Flag of Banská Bystrica Region
• Flag of Bratislava Region
• Flag of Košice Region
• Flag of Nitra Region
• Flag of Prešov Region
• Flag of Trenčín Region
• Flag of Trnava Region
• Flag of Žilina Region

Somalia

• Flag of Galmudug
• Flag of Jubaland
• Flag of Puntland
• Flag of Somaliland^[4]
• Flag of South West State of Somalia

South Africa

Provinces

• Flag of the Province of Mpumalanga

Spain

Autonomous communities

Autonomous cities

• Flag of Ceuta
• Flag of Melilla

Sri Lanka

Provinces

• Flag of Central Province
• Flag of Eastern Province
• Flag of North Central Province
• Flag of Northern Province
• Flag of North Western Province
• Flag of Sabaragamuwa Province
• Flag of Southern Province
• Flag of Uva Province
• Flag of Western Province

Sweden

Counties

Switzerland

Cantons

Tanzania

• Flag of Zanzibar

Thailand

Uganda

• Flag of the Kingdom of Ankole
• Flag of the Kingdom of Buganda
• Flag of the Kingdom of Busoga
• Flag of the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
• Flag of the Kingdom of Toro

Ukraine

Oblasts

Autonomous republic

• Flag of Crimea^[5]

Cities

• Flag of Kiev
• Flag of Sevastopol^[5]

United Arab Emirates

Emirates

• Flag of Abu Dhabi
• Flag of Ajman
• Flag of Dubai
• Flag of Fujairah (until 1972; now uses the national flag)
• Flag of Ras al-Khaimah
• Flag of Sharjah
• Flag of Umm al-Quwain

United Kingdom

Constituent nations

• Flag of England
• Flag of Northern Ireland^[3]
• Flag of Scotland
• Flag of Wales

Crown dependencies

• Flag of Guernsey
• Flag of the Isle of Man
• Flag of Jersey

British Overseas Territories

United States

States

Federal district

• Flag of Washington, D.C.

Insular areas

• Flag of American Samoa
• Flag of Guam
• Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Flag of Puerto Rico
• Flag of the United States Virgin Islands

Uruguay

Departments

Uzbekistan

• Flag of Karakalpakstan

Vanuatu

Provinces

• Flag of Malampa Province
• Flag of Penama Province
• Flag of Port Vila
• Flag of Sanma Province
• Flag of Shefa Province
• Flag of Tafea Province
• Flag of Torba Province

Venezuela

States

Federal district

• Flag of the Federal District

See also

• Flags of non-recognized nations
• Flags of formerly independent states
• Flags of dependent territories
• Flags of ethnic groups
• Flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements
• Gallery of flags of dependent territories

Footnotes