Green represents nature, fertility and earth in Muslim-majority countries. White symbolizes peace, innocence and surrender in Monaco and Uruguay. Red signifies revolution and blood in Monaco, Tonga and Greenland
College of Arms maintains official flags for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Flag Institute maintains UK Flag Registry but lacks official legal status. Certain flags enjoy special planning law status without permission
Flags sorted by dominant colors from white to pink. European heraldry colors (black, red, green, blue, purple) sorted first. Similar colors grouped together for practical navigation. Colors like yellow, gold, and orange grouped together as "gold"
Ukraine's flag features horizontal blue and yellow bands since 1848. Sweden's flag shows golden cross on blue background since 1906. EU flag consists of 12 golden yellow stars since 1986. Bosnia's flag combines yellow triangle with white stars since 1998. Kazakhstan's flag shows golden sun and eagle since 1992
Red appears on 74% of national flags, white on 71%. More than a dozen countries use only red and white
Flags have been used since ancient times to identify countries and show sovereignty. Blue and yellow colors have been used in Sweden since 1275