Flags of extinct states

English: This gallery contains the flags of states that were (at least de facto) independent in the past. The independence of many of these states has not been acknowledged, but the flags had been used as their state/national flags. Several of these flags are currently used, either by secessionist movements or officially by regional authorities.

Africa

Flag of w:Anjouan (de facto independent 1997–2002)	Flag of w:Biafra (de facto independent 1967–1970)	Flag of Republic of Benin (extremely short-lived independence 1967)	Flag of w:Bophuthatswana (independent 1977–1994; recognized by South Africa)
Flag of w:Republic of Cabinda (de facto independent 1975–1976; current flags of independence movement FLEC are different)	Flag of w:Ciskei (independent 1981–1994; recognized by South Africa)	Flag of w:State of Katanga (de facto independent 1960–1963)	Flag of w:Mohéli (de facto independent 1997; current local flag is different)
Flag of the w:Natalia Republic (independent 1839–1843)	Flag of the w:Orange Free State (Independent 1854–1902)	Flag of the w:Islands of Refreshment (de facto independent 1811–1816)	Flag of w:Rhodesia (de facto independent 1965–1979)
Flag of the w:Republic of the Rif (de facto independent 1921–1926)	Flag of the w:South African Republic (independent 1856–77, 1881–1902)	Flag of w:South Kasai (de facto independent 1960–1962)	Flag of w:Transkei (independent 1976–1994; recognized by South Africa)
Flag of w:Venda (independent 1979–1994; recognized by South Africa)

Asia

Flag of the w:Republic of Ezo (independent 1868-1869)	Flag of the w:Republic of Formosa (independent 1895)	Flag of the w:Kingdom of Kurdistan (de facto independent 1922–1924)
Flag of the w:Republic of Mahabad (de facto independent 1946; flag currently used by w:Kurds all over the world)	Flag of w:Manchukuo (nominally independent 1932–1945)	Flag of the w:Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (independent 1918–1962)	Last Flag of w:North Yemen (independent 1962–1990)
Flag of the w:Ryūkyū Kingdom (independent 1429–1609; vassal of w:Satsuma 1609; annexed to Japan 1879)	Flag of w:Sikkim (independent until 1975)	Flag of w:South Moluccas (de facto independent 1950)	Flag of w:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (independent 1955–1975)	Flag of the w:Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (w:Vietcong) (independent 1969–1976)
Flag of w:South Yemen (independent 1967–1990)	Flag of w:Suvadiva (de facto independent 1959–1963)	Flag of the w:Tannu Tuva (independent 1921–1944)

Australia/Oceania

Flag of Bougainville (de facto independent 1988–1997; also used as current provincial flag)	Flag of Franceville (independent w:1889)	Flag of the w:Kingdom of Hawaii (independent w:1810–w:1893) and the w:Republic of Hawaii (independent w:1894–w:1898), currently flag of the w:State of Hawaii (w:United States)	Flag of the Kingdom of Easter Island (independent until 1888), currently flag of the province and commune respective (Chile) and the Rapa Nui people
Flag of the Kingdom of Tahiti (independent until 1880)	Flag of the Kingdom of Raiatea (independent until 1888)	Flag of the Kingdom of Bora Bora (independent until 1895)	Flag of the Kingdom of Huahine (independent until 1895)
Flag of the Kingdom of Mangareva (independent until 1881)	Flag of the Kingdom of Rurutu (independent until 1900)	Flag of the Kingdom of Rimatara (independent until 1901)	Flag of the Kingdom of Tuamotu (independent until ?)
Flag of the United Tribes of Fiji (until 1867)	Flag of the United Tribes of Fiji (until 1869)	Flag of the Kingdom of Lau (independent until 1871)	Flag of the United Kingdom of Fiji (independent until 1874)

Europe

Flag of the Republic of w:Alsace-Lorraine (independent 1918)	Flag of the Grand Duchy of w:Baden (independent 1806-1871)	Flag of w:Brittany (independent until 16th century—see also current flag)
Flag of w:Cornwall (independent until 11th century)	Flag of w:Corsica (independent 1755–1769)	Flag of w:Cospaia (independent 1440–1826)	Flag of w:Republic of Crete (independent 1898-1913)
Flag of Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945)	Flag of the w:Free City of Danzig (1920–1939)	Flag of East Germany (independent 1949–1990)	Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (independent 1130[as w:Kingdom of Sicily]–1861)
Flag of w: Kingdom of England (independent 927-1707)	Flag of the w:Free State of Fiume (independent 1920–1924)	Flag of w:Galician Soviet Socialist Republic (independent 1920)	Flag of the w:Most Serene Republic of Genoa (independent 1580–1814, with interruptions)
Flag of w:Idel-Ural State (independent 1917–1918)	Flag of w:Kuban People's Republic (independent 1918–1920)	Flag of w:Menton and Roquebrune (independent 1848-1861)	Flag of the w:Soviet Republic of Naissaar (independent 1917–1918)
Flag of the w:Republic of Ragusa (independent 1358–1808)	Last Flag of the w:Kingdom of Sardinia (independent 1720–1861)	Flag of w:Kingdom of Scotland (independent 843-1707)	Flag of the w:Republic of Serbian Krajina (de facto independent 1991–1995)
Flag of w:Tavolara (independent 1836-1962?)	Flag of Tavolaran Republic (1886-1899)	Flag of the w:Free Territory of Trieste (independent 1947–1954)	Flag of the w:Grand Duchy of Tuscany (independent 1569–1807 and 1814–1859)
Flag of the w:Most Serene Republic of Venice (independent 9th century – 1797)	Flag of w:Wales (independent until 1282)	Flag of of w:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Existed 1922-1991)
Flag of the w:West Ukrainian People's Republic (independent 1918–1919, currently national flag of w:Ukraine)	Flag of the w:Republic of Western Bosnia (de facto independent 1993–1995)	Flag of the w:Kingdom of Yugoslavia (de facto independent 1918–1941)	Flag of the w:SFR Yugoslavia (de facto independent 1943–1992)

North and Central America

Flag of the w:California Republic (independent w:1846, currently flag of w:State of California)	Flag of the w:Federal Republic of Central America (independent w:1823–w:1838)	Flag of the w:Confederate States of America (independent w:1861–w:1865, third of three versions)	Flag of the w:State of Muskogee (independent w:1799–w:1803)	Flag of the w:Republic of the Rio Grande (independent w:1840)
First Flag of the w:Republic of Texas (independent w:1836–w:1845; flag flown from w:1836–w:1839)	Second Flag of the w:Republic of Texas (independent w:1836–w:1845; flag flown from w:1839–w:1845; currently flag of w:State of Texas)	Flag of the w:Vermont Republic (independent w:1777–w:1791)	Flag of the w:Republic of West Florida (independent w:1810)
Flag of the Republic of w:Yucatán (independent w:1841–w:1843, w:1846–w:1848)	Flag of the Republic of w:Los Altos (independent w:1844, w:1848, w:1849)

South America

Flag of the First Republic of Acre (independent 1899-1900)	Flag of the Third Republic of Acre (independent January-November, 1903)	[[Image:|border|400x100px|Flag of the Confederation of the Equator (independent July–November, 1824)]] Flag of the Confederation of the Equator (independent July–November, 1824)	Flag of Juliana Republic (independent July–November, 1839)
Flag of Riograndense Republic (independent 1836–1845, similar to the flag of Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul)	Flag of Principality of Trinidad (independent 1893-1895)

See also

• Flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements
• Flags of dependent territories
• Cultural flags
• Flags of subnational entities
• Flags of unrecognized states
• List of extinct states