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Flags of Europe

A map of Europe with national flags

This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Europe.

Supranational and international flags

An incomplete list of flags representing intra-European international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:

Flags of European sovereign states

Flags of other European sovereign entities

Disputed or partially recognised states

Flags of European dependencies

Flags of European sub-divisions

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Denmark

Finland

Not all regions have selected an official flag.

France

Not all regions have selected an official flag.

Georgia

Germany

Many states have separate civil and state versions of their flags; the state flags (listed) include the state arms, while the civil versions don't. See Flags of German states.

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Flags of European cities

Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants:

Flags of European ethnic groups

Historical flags

Historical supranational and international flags

Notes

  1. ^ The European Parliament adopted the Council of Europe's flag in 1983.
  2. ^ Adopted by the European Communities in 1986, which became the European Union in 1992 continuing its usage.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Part of the Caucasus region, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the boundaries of which may vary based on definition. Physiographically, Armenia may be considered to fall entirely in Western Asia, whereas Georgia and Azerbaijan are at times deemed transcontinental states spanning both Europe and Asia.
  4. ^ a b The island of Cyprus, which includes the Republic of Cyprus, Northern Cyprus and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is geographically located in Asia, closer to Asian Turkey than to the European mainland. However, the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
  5. ^ Controlled by Russia but recognised as part of Ukraine by most of the international community
  6. ^ Controlled by Russia but recognised as part of Ukraine by most of the international community
  7. ^ Greater London as a whole doesn't have an official flag. The flag of the City of London is displayed here.
  8. ^ Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia with a small part of its territory located west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe.
  9. ^ Russia is a transcontinental country that spans both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
  1. ^ a b Continental placement may vary depending on geographic convention being followed.

References

  1. ^ a b (in German) Scheidler, Karl Hermann (1865-08-05) Illustrierte Zeitung, Leipzig, 98
  2. ^ a b Central Intelligence Agency (2015-11-24). The CIA World Factbook 2016. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781510700895.
  3. ^ a b "flag of France". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. ^ a b "flag of Russia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  5. ^ "Etelä-Savon maakuntahallitus valitsi maakuntalipun". www.esavo.fi. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. ^ Changed to a lighter blue

External links

See also

Lists of flags of European countries
Other pages about European flags