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Flags with stripes
109 of the world's 195 country flags. Stripes are the most common layout in flag design. They are cheap to make, easy to recognize at a distance, and they often echo a revolutionary tricolor such as those of France and the Netherlands.
Horizontal stripes (84)
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Angola -
Argentina -
Armenia -
Austria -
Azerbaijan -
Bahamas -
Belarus -
Bolivia -
Botswana -
Bulgaria -
Cambodia -
Central African Republic -
Colombia -
Comoros -
Costa Rica -
Cuba -
Czech Republic -
Djibouti -
Egypt -
El Salvador -
Equatorial Guinea -
Estonia -
Eswatini -
Ethiopia -
Gabon -
Gambia -
Germany -
Ghana -
Greece -
Haiti -
Honduras -
Hungary -
India -
Indonesia -
Iran -
Iraq -
Jordan -
Kenya -
Kuwait -
Laos -
Latvia -
Lebanon -
Lesotho -
Liberia -
Liechtenstein -
Lithuania -
Luxembourg -
Malawi -
Malaysia -
Mauritius -
Monaco -
Myanmar -
Netherlands -
Nicaragua -
Niger -
Oman -
Paraguay -
Philippines -
Poland -
Russia -
Rwanda -
Sao Tome and Principe -
Serbia -
Sierra Leone -
Singapore -
Slovakia -
Slovenia -
South Sudan -
State of Palestine -
Sudan -
Suriname -
Syria -
Tajikistan -
Thailand -
Togo -
Uganda -
Ukraine -
United Arab Emirates -
United States of America -
Uruguay -
Uzbekistan -
Venezuela -
Yemen -
Zimbabwe
Vertical stripes (25)
Counts flags with two or more full-length bands, including those that also carry an emblem, a triangle or a canton. Each flag is listed by the direction of its bands. Countries are the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City and Palestine.
Questions
Which national flag has the most stripes?
Malaysia has 14 red and white stripes. The United States has 13 and Liberia has 11.
What is a tricolor?
A flag with three bands of different colors, such as those of France, Italy and Germany. It can run across the flag or from top to bottom.