FIAV usage types
editthe 6 basic types of national flag as defined by the International Federation of Vexillological Associations
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Other Sovereign Entities
edit| Private (civil) | Public (state) | Military (war) | ||
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| Afghanistan (de facto government)[a] |
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| Water (ensign) | | | | |
| Abkhazia | Land (flag) |  | |  |
| Water (ensign) | N/a | N/a |  | |
| Cook Islands | Land (flag) |  | |  |
| Water (ensign) | N/a | N/a |  | |
| Kosovo | Land (flag) |  | |  |
| Niue | Land (flag) |  | | |
| Water (ensign) | N/a | N/a | | |
| Northern Cyprus | Land (flag) |  | | |
| Water (ensign) | | | | |
| Palestine | Land (flag) |  | .svg) | |
| Water (ensign) | N/a | N/a | | |
| Somaliland | Land (flag) |  | |  |
| Water (ensign) | N/a | N/a |  | |
| South Ossetia | Land (flag) |  | |  |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Land (flag) | N/a | .svg) |  |
| Taiwan | Land (flag) |  | |  |
| Water (ensign) | | | | |
| Transnistria | Land (flag) | .svg) | .svg) | |
| Water (ensign) | | | N/a | |
| Vatican City | Land (flag) | .svg) | |  |
| Western Sahara | Land (flag) |  | | |
Other common flag types
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Other Sovereign Entities
edit| Head of state standard | Head of government standard | Air Force ensign | Naval Jack | |
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| Abkhazia |  | | N/a | N/a |
| Cook Islands |  | N/a |  | |
| Kosovo |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Niue |  | N/a | | |
| Northern Cyprus |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Palestine |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Somaliland |  | | N/a | N/a |
| South Ossetia |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Taiwan |  | N/a |  |  |
| Transnistria |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Vatican City |  | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Other national flags
edit| Country | Flag image | Flag name | Explanation |
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| Bolivia | .svg) | Wiphala | The Wiphala is a symbol of Andean native Americans adopted as dual flag of Bolivia in 2009. |
| Nicaragua |  | Rojinegra | Red and black flag used by Augusto César Sandino and later the Sandinista National Liberation Front adopted as dual flag of Nicaragua in 2025. |
| Uruguay |  | Artigas flag | Uruguay has 3 National flags, the standard flag called the "National Pavilion" and was the only flag until 1952 when 2 others were also made official flags. the other flags have a lower status so the National Pavilion is usually seen as the 1 true national flag of Uruguay. |
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| Transnistria | .svg){kind=spacer} | Flag of Russia | The Flag of Russia has been legally co-equal with the standard flag of Transnistria since 2017. |
Notes
edit- 1 2 3 The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan remains the official government of Afghanistan recognized by the United Nations and every other sovereign state except Russia despite the Taliban being the de facto government ever since the 2021 Taliban offensive and the Islamic Republic no longer existing even as a Government-in-exile. for more info see Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan