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:

Antigua and Barbuda

Islands

Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

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

Municipalities

Australia

Bahrain

Governorates

Former Governorates

Central

Bolivia

Departments

Claimed department

Litoral

Brazil

Canada

Provinces

Territories

Autonomous areas

Nunatsiavut

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

La Habana Province (1976–2010)
Trinidad Maritime Province (1845)
La Habana Maritime Province (1845)
San Juan de los Remedios Maritime Province (1845)
Santiago de Cuba Maritime Province (1845)
Nuevitas Maritime Province (1845)
Cienfuegos Maritime Province (1885)
Sagua La Grande Maritime Province (1885)

Dominican Republic

Provinces

East Timor

Districts

Ecuador

El Salvador

Departments

Former Department Flags

San Salvador (? - 2015)
San Salvador (2015 - 2021)

Fiji

Dependencies

Rotuma (1987-1988)

Georgia

Guatemala

Departments

Honduras

Departments

India

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.