Flags of extinct states

Africa

Flag of the State of Anjouan (de facto independent 1997–2012)

Flag of Ashanti Empire (independent until 1957)

Flag of Biafra (de facto independent 1967–1970)

Flag of Bophuthatswana (independent 1977–1994; recognized by South Africa)

Flag of Cabinda (de facto independent 1975–1976; current flags of independence movement FLEC are different)

Flag of Ciskei (independent 1981–1994; recognized by South Africa)

Flag of the Emirate of Cyrenaica (independent 1949-1951)

Flag of the State of Katanga (de facto independent 1960–1963)

Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo (12th century-1857; de jure until 1914)

Flag of the Mali Empire (13th century-1670)

Flag of the Republic of Maryland (independent 1854-1857)

Flag of the Kingdom of Merina (independent until 1896)

Flag of Mohéli (de facto independent 1997; current local flag is different)

Flag of the Natalia Republic (independent 1839–1843)

Flag of the Orange Free State (Independent 1854–1902)

Flag of the Islands of Refreshment (de facto independent 1811–1816)

Flag of Rhodesia (de facto independent 1965–1968)

Flag of Rhodesia (de facto independent 1968–1979)

Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (British colony 1953-1963)

Flag of the Republic of the Rif (de facto independent 1921–1926)

Flag of the Union of South Africa (existed 1910–1961, flag shown used 1928–1961)

Flag of the South African Republic (independent 1856–1877, 1881–1902)

Flag of South Kasai (de facto independent 1960–1962)

Flag of Tanganyika (independent 1961-1964)

Flag of Transkei (independent 1976–1994; recognized by South Africa)

Flag of Venda (independent 1979–1994; recognized by South Africa)

Flag of the People's Republic of Zanzibar (independent 1964)

Flag of the Sultinate of Zanzibar (independent 1856-1885 and 1963-1964)

Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (de facto independent 1979)

Americas

Flag of the First Republic of Acre (independent 1899–1900)

Flag of the Third Republic of Acre (independent January–November, 1903)

Flag of Republic of Anguilla (de facto independent 1967–1969)

Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia (de facto independent 1862–1865)

Flag of the California Republic (independent 1846)

Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America (independent 1823-1838)

Flag of the Confederate States of America (de facto independent 1861–1865, third of three versions)

Flag of the State of Deseret (self-proclaimed US state 1849–1850)

Flag of the Republic of East Florida (independent 1812)

Flag of the Republic of Entre Ríos (independent 1820–1821)

Flag of the Republic of Independent Guiana (independent 1886–1891)

Flag of the Republic of Independent Guiana (independent 1886–1891)

Flag of Juliana Republic (independent July–November, 1839)

Flag of the Republic of Los Altos (independent 1844, 1848, 1849)

Flag of the Republic of Lower California (independent 1853-1854)

Flag of the Republic of Lower Canada (1838)

Flag of the State of Muskogee (independent 1799-1803)

Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland (self-governing 1907-1934)

Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation (independent 1836–1839)

Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande (independent 1840)

Flag of Riograndense Republic (independent 1836–1845, similar to the flag of Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul)

Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (British colony 1883-1983, Flag 1958-1983)

Flag of the Republic of Sonora (independent 1854)

Flag of the Republic of South Peru (independent 1837–1838)

First Flag of the Republic of Texas (independent 1836-1845; flag flown 1836-1839)

Second Flag of the Republic of Texas (independent 1836-1845; flag flown 1839-1845; currently flag of State of Texas)

Flag of Principality of Trinidad (independent 1893–1895)

Flag of the Republic of Tucumán (independent 1820-1821)

Flag of the Republic of Upper Canada (1837-1838)

Flag of the Vermont Republic (independent 1777-1791)

Flag of the Republic of West Florida (independent 1810)

Flag of West Indies Federation (British colony 1958-1962)

Flag of the Republic of Yucatán (independent 1841-1843, 1846-1848; currently flag of Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán)

Asia

Flag of the Aceh Sultanate (independent until 1874)

Flag of the Republic of Ararat (de facto independent 1927–1931)

Flag of the Sultanate of Banten (independent until 1808)

Flag of the Republic of Biak-na-Bato (de facto independent 1897)

Flag of the State of Burma (nominally independent 1942-1945)

Flag of the Kingdom of Champasak (independent 1713-1904)

Flag of East Turkestan (de facto independent 1933-1949)

Flag of the Republic of Ezo (independent 1869)

Flag of the Far Eastern Republic (nominally independent 1920-1922)

Flag of the Republic of Formosa (independent 1895)

Flag of Goryeo

Flag of Ha'il state under the Al-Rasheed Dynasty (1834-1921)

First Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz (independent 1916–1925; flag flown 1917–1920)

Second Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz (independent 1916–1925; flag flown 1920–1925)

Flag of the Hyderabad State (independent 1947–1948)

Flag of the Empire of Japan (existed 1868–1947, flag used 1870–1947)

Flag of Joseon (existed 1392–1897, flag used 1887–1907)

Flag of Joseon(existed 1392–1897, flag used to the extant of 1856)

Flag of Joseon (existed 1392–1897, flag used to the extant of 1876)

Flag of the Khmer Empire (independent 802–1431)

Flag of the Korean Empire (existed 1897-1910, flag used 1882-1910)

Flag of the Korean Empire (existed 1897–1910, flag used 1888–1893)

Flag of the Korean Empire (existed 1897–1910, flag used 1893)

Flag of the Korean Empire (existed 1897–1910, flag used 1899)

Flag of the Kingdom of Kurdistan (de facto independent 1922–1924)

Flag of the Kingdom of Luang Prabang (independent 1707–1893)

Flag of Manchukuo (nominally independent 1932–1945)

Flag of the Sultanate of Maguindanao (independent 1500–1888)

Flag of the Republic of Mahabad (de facto independent 1946)

Flag of the Maratha Empire (independent from 1600–1818)

Flag of the Mataram Sultanate (independent 1588–1755)

Flag of Mengjiang (nominally independent 1936–1945)

Flag of the Cantonal Republic of Negros (de jure independent 1898–1900)

Flag of the Sultanate of Nejd (existed 1921–1926)

Last Flag of the Ottoman Empire (independent 14th century–1922)

Flag of the Qing dynasty (existed 1644–1912, flag used 1889–1912)

Flag of the Siberian Republic (independent 1918)

Flag of the Sikh Empire (independent until 1849)

Flag of Kingdom of Sikkim (independent until 1975)

Flag of the Federation of South Arabia (independent 1962–1967)

Flag of South Moluccas (de facto independent 1950)

Flag of the South Vietnam (independent 1955–1975)

Flag of South Yemen (independent 1967–1990)

Flag of the Sultanate of Sulu (independent 1578–1851, 1898–1903)

Flag of Tagalog Republic (independent 1902–1906)

Flag of Tibet (de facto independent 1912–1951)

Flag of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (independent 1918)

Flag of the Tannu Tuva (independent 1921–1944)

Flag of the United Arab Republic (existed 1958–1972; also used by Syria from 1980–2024)

Flag of the United Suvadive Republic (independent 1958–1963)

Flag of the Kingdom of Vientiane (independent 1707–1828)

Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (nominally independent 1945)

Flag of Republic of Zamboanga (independent 1899–1903)

Australia/Oceania

Flag of the Kingdom of Bau (1867–1869)

Flag of the Kingdom of Bora Bora (independent until 1895)

Flag of the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Fiji (1865–1867)

Flag of the Kingdom of Fiji (independent 1871–1874)

Flag of Franceville (independent 1889)

Flag of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (independent 1810–1893) and the Republic of Hawaiʻi (independent 1894–1898), currently flag of the State of Hawaiʻi within the United States)

Flag of the Kingdom of Huahine (independent until 1895)

Flag of the Confederation of Lau (independent until 1871)

Flag of the Kingdom of Mangareva (independent until 1881)

Flag of the Kingdom of Raʻiātea (independent until 1888)

Flag of the Kingdom of Rapa Nui (independent until 1888)

Flag of the Kingdom of Rarotonga (independent 1858–1888)

Flag of the Kingdom of Rimatara (independent until 1901)

Flag of the Kingdom of Rūrutu (independent until 1900)

Flag of the Kingdom of Tahiti (independent until 1880)

Flag of the Kingdom of Tuamotu (independent until ?)

Flag of the Kingdom of Uvea (15th century–1887)

Europe

Flag of the Republic of Alsace-Lorraine (independent November 1918)

Flag of Kingdom of Aragon (1035–1707)

Flag of Artsakh (1991–2023)

Flag of the Austrian Empire (independent 1804–1867)

Flag of the Grand Duchy of Baden (independent 1806–1871)

Flag of the Kingdom of Bavaria (independent 1806–1871; also used as the current flag of the Free State of Bavaria)

Flag of Brittany (independent until 16th century—see also current flag)

Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (constituent republic of the USSR, but separate member of the United Nations, 1919–1927)

Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (constituent republic of the USSR, but separate member of the United Nations, 1945–1991)

Flag of the Byzantine Empire (independent 395–1453)

Flag of Carpatho-Ukraine (de facto independent 1939)

Flag of Kingdom of Castille (1065–1715)

Flag of Catalan Republic (independent for short periods 1641, 1873, 1931, 1934)

Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (de facto independent 1991–2000)

Flag of the Republic of Cospaia (independent 1440–1826)

Flag of Cornwall (independent until 11th century)

Flag of Corsican Republic (independent 1755–1769)

Flag of Couto Misto (independent 10th century–1868)

Flag of the Cretan State (independent 1898–1913)

Flag of Crimea (one day of formal "independence" 2014)

Flag of Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)

Flag of Czechoslovakia (existed 1918–1939 and 1945–1992; currently national flag of Czech Republic)

Flag of the Free City of Danzig (independent 1920–1939)

Flag of Donetsk People's Republic

Flag of East Germany (independent 1949–1990)

Flag of Eastern Rumelia (de facto independent 1878–1908)

Flag of the Principality of Elba (independent 1814–1815)

Flag of Kingdom of England (independent 927–1707)

Flag of the Free State of Fiume (independent 1920–1924)

Flag of Kingdom of France (independent 843–1792)

Flag of the Free City of Frankfurt (independent 1372–1866)

Flag of the Patriarch State of Friuli (independent 1077–1420)

Flag of the Gagauz Republic (independent 1990–1994)

Flag of Galician Soviet Socialist Republic (independent 1920)

Flag of the Most Serene Republic of Genoa (independent 1005–1814, with interruptions)

Flag of Emirate of Granada (1230–1492)

Flag of the Free City of Hamburg (before 1900–1950)

Flag of the Kingdom of Hanover (independent 1814–1866)

Flag of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (independent 1806–1871)

Flag of Holy Roman Empire (independent 843–1806)

Flag of Idel-Ural State (independent 1917–1918)

Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands (British protectorate 1815–1864)

Flag of Kuban People's Republic (independent 1918–1920)

Flag of the Kruševo Republic (independent 1903)

Flag of the League of Lezhë (1444–1479)

Flag of the Duchy of Lorraine (independent 959–1766)

Flag of Lugansk People's Republic

Flag of Menton and Roquebrune (independent 1848–1861)

Flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (independent 1917–1918)

Flag of the Soviet Republic of Naissaar (independent 1917–1918)

Flag of Kingdom of Navarre (existed 842-1795; de jure until 1841)

Flag of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (independent 1918–1919)

Flag of the Kingdom of Norway (independent before 1380)

Last Flag of the Ottoman Empire (independent 14th century–1922)

Flag of the Republic of Ragusa (independent 1358–1808)

Flag of the Saar Protectorate (French protectorate 1947–1956)

Last Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (independent 1720–1861)

Flag of the Kingdom of Saxony (independent 1806–1871; also used as current provincial flag)

Flag of the Kingdom of Scotland (independent 843–1707)

Flag of the Septinsular Republic (1800–1807)

Flag of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (de facto independent 1991–1995)

Flag of Second Spanish Republic (existed 1931–1939)

Flag of Tavolara (independent 1836–1962)

Flag of Tavolaran Republic (1886–1899)

Flag of the Free Territory of Trieste (independent 1947–1954)

Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (independent 1569–1807 and 1814–1859)

Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (independent 1130 [as Kingdom of Sicily]–1861)

Flag of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (independent 1918)

Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1937–1941, 1945–1949)

Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (constituent republic of the USSR, but separate member of the United Nations, 1949–1991)

Flag of the U.S.S.R. (Existed 1922–1991)

Flag of the Most Serene Republic of Venice (independent 9th century–1797)

Flag of Wales (independent until 1282)

Flag of the West Ukrainian People's Republic (independent 1918–1919, currently national flag of Ukraine)

Flag of the Republic of Western Bosnia (de facto independent 1993–1995)

Flag of the Kingdom of Württemberg (independent 1806–1871)

Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (existed 1918–1941)

Flag of the SFR Yugoslavia (existed 1943–1992)

See also

• Dependent territory flags
• Cultural flags
• Flags of unrecognized states
• List of former sovereign states