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Explore the flags of the world and the stories behind their colors, symbols, patterns, and national identities. Test how well you can recognize country flags, understand their meanings, and distinguish similar designs from around the globe.

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Explore the flags of the world and the stories behind their colors, symbols, patterns, and national identities. Test how well you can recognize country flags, understand their meanings, and distinguish similar designs from around the globe.

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Nepal has the world's only national flag that is neither rectangular nor square. It consists of two connected triangular pennants and includes symbols representing the Sun and Moon.
Red, white, and blue have appeared in many influential historical flags and political movements, but their meanings vary by country. Depending on the flag, they may represent ideas such as courage, liberty, peace, loyalty, sacrifice, or historical traditions.
Commonly confused flags include Romania and Chad, Indonesia and Monaco, Ireland and Côte d'Ivoire, and Australia and New Zealand. Small differences in color shades, proportions, stripe order, or star patterns distinguish them.
The study of flags is called vexillology. It includes the history, symbolism, design, usage, and classification of flags.
Countries may change their flags after independence, revolution, political transformation, territorial change, regime change, or constitutional reform. New flags are often designed to represent a new national identity or political era.