Lists of country subdivision flags

This overview lists flags used by first-level and second-level country subdivisions. The flags of country subdivisions exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. For example, some Indonesian provincial flags features a coat of arms, due to many provincial coat of arms within the province used on their flag. Some Estonian county flags features the green and white background with the coat of arms of the county. Subdivision flags were not always ubiquitous. Many country subdivisions went decades without a flag, until a certain event or an independence or a formation of the country to adopt a creation of the flag. A panel then reviewed the five winning entries, choosing one to become the official subdivision flag. Western Australia's example is typical of the flag adoption processes that many subdivisions undertook with their flags. The 1,000th anniversary of Gloucestershire's founding also spurred the creation of a flag, in 2008. 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. Some flags, such as the flags of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, were created by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.

Due to its size, the list is split into continents:

• List of country subdivision flags in Africa
• List of country subdivision flags in Europe
• List of country subdivision flags in North America
• List of country subdivision flags in Oceania
• List of country subdivision flags in South America

Armenia

Some Armenian provinces are known to have no flag, including Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, and Kotayk Provinces.

Municipalities

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  Ashtarak
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  Abovyan
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  Gyumri
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  Vagharshapat
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  Yerevan

Bahrain

Governorates

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  Capital
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  Muharraq
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  Northern
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  Southern

Former Governorates

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  Central

East Timor

Districts

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  Baucau
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  Oecusse

Georgia

Main article: Flags of Georgian regions

India

Main article: Flags of Indian states

Indonesia

Many Indonesian provincial flags feature their coat of arms on a flag, incorporating elements from the coat of arms, itself based on the flags of the regencies and cities, into their designs.

Main article: Flags of Indonesian provinces

Iraq

Main article: List of Iraqi subnational flags

Israel

Main article: Flags of Israeli municipalities

Japan

Main article: List of flags from Japanese subregions

Kazakhstan

Main article: Flags of Kazakh administrative divisions

North Korea

Special Administrative Regions

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  Sinuiju Special Administrative Region

South Korea

Main article: commons:Flags of administrative divisions of South Korea

Kyrgyzstan

Main article: List of Kyrgyz regional flags

Malaysia

Main article: Flags of Malaysian states

Mongolia

Main article: Flags of Mongolian administrative divisions

Myanmar (Burma)

Main article: Flags of Burmese administrative divisions

Pakistan

Main article: Flags of Pakistani provinces & territories

Papua New Guinea

Main article: List of Papua New Guinean provincial flags

Philippines

Main article: Flags of Filipino provinces

Sri Lanka

Main article: Flags of Sri Lankan provinces

Syria

De facto autonomous area

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  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

Regions within the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

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  Afrin Region

Taiwan

Main article: Flags of Taiwanese political divisions

Thailand

Main article: Flags of Thai provinces

United Arab Emirates

Main article: Flags of the emirates

Uzbekistan

Main article: Flag of Uzbek autonomous republic

Yemen

Main article: Flags of regions in Yemen

Historical states

Austria-Hungary

Main article: List of Crown land flags and flags of other subdivisions in Austria-Hungary

Confederate States of America

Main article: State flags of the Confederate States of America

Former territories

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  Klaipėda

Nguyễn dynasty

Main article: Flags of the Nguyễn dynasty's administrative units

Ottoman Empire

Autonomous provinces/states

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  Crete
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  Ikaria
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  Samos
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  Scutari
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  Septinsular Republic

Provinces

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  Algiers
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  Egypt
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  Herzegovina
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  Tripolitania
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  Tunis

Sharifate

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  Mecca

Vilayet

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  Bosnia

Soviet Union

Main article: Flags of the Soviet Republics

Yugoslavia

Main article: Flags of the Yugoslav Republics

See also

• Flags of country subdivisions (Oceania)
• Gallery of sovereign state flags
• Flags of dependent territories
• Gallery of flags of dependent territories
• History of flags
• Flags of formerly independent states
• Cultural flags
• Flags of ethnic groups
• Lists of city flags
• Flags of micronations