What is the most confusing flag?

To avoid further confusion, we've assembled a list of the world's most easily mistaken flags.
  • 1: Chad. Chad flag (Dreamstime)
  • 2: Andorra. Andorra flag (Dreamstime)
  • 3: Poland. Poland flag (Dreamstime)
  • 4: New Zealand. New Zealand flag (Dreamstime)
  • 5: Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast flag (Dreamstime)
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What is the most complicated flag?

The five traditional carpet designs along the hoist make the flag of Turkmenistan the most complex national flag design in the world. They represent the five major tribes or houses, and form motifs in the country's state emblem and flag.
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Which flag is the ugliest?

British Columbia is hands down the world's ugliest flag.
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What is the weirdest national flag?

The flag of Nepal is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country's national flower. Red is also the sign of victory in war.
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What is the rarest flag color?

Some countries have used bright colors like red, yellow, and orange on their flags but others have gone for not so striking colors. But the purple color is one of the rarest flag colors on national flags. Purple is a color of royalty and anyone would expect it to dominate most flags.
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The world's most confusing flags



Do any flags have purple?

Only Two National Flags Use the Color Purple

In fact, only two countries, Dominica and Nicaragua, have purple in their flag. This is because purple dye was very expensive in the past. Purple dye was made from collecting the mucus from thousands of sea snails.
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What flag has ak47?

"Mozambique's flag is the only one to feature a modern automatic weapon," Berry says. The AK-47 on Mozambique's flag is symbolic of the war for its independence, which was finally granted in 1975, in which the Russian firearm was used.
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What is the coolest world flag?

10 coolest flags around the world
  • #1 Nepal. Image: Wikipedia. ...
  • #2 Antwerp. Image: crwflags.com. ...
  • #3 Bhutan. Image: Wikipedia. ...
  • #4 Sicily. Image: Wikipedia. ...
  • #5 Albania. Image: Wikipedia. ...
  • #6 Friesland. Image: fotw.info. ...
  • #7 Cyprus. Image: Wikipedia. ...
  • #8 Guam. Image: Wikipedia.
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What is the lamest flag?

The 10 worst flags in the world
  • Belize: too much.
  • Central African Republic: design by committee.
  • Mauritius: four's a crowd.
  • Australia: star-crazy.
  • Indonesia: yawn.
  • Saudi Arabia: more swords, less writing.
  • Rwanda: a crime against colour.
  • Kazakhstan: flying blind.
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Which flag is beautiful?

What is the most beautiful flag in the world? After 48 days of voting Mexico has become an obvious winner with striking 901,627 points. Number two was Peru with 340,901 points and number three was Guatemala with 272,541 points. Then came Dominican Republic, Brazil, Spain, Uruguay and Argentina respectively.
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What country has the first flag?

The country with the oldest flag in the world is that of Denmark. The Danish flag, called the Danneborg, dates back to 13th century A.D. It is believed to have been in existence since June 15, 1219 though it was officially recognised as the national flag in 1625.
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What are the nicest flags?

15 Most Beautiful and Best Flags in the World
  • Estonia. ...
  • Ukraine. ...
  • United States of America. ...
  • The Philippines. ...
  • Iceland. ...
  • Canada. ...
  • United Kingdom. ...
  • Nepal. Nepal is the only country in the world whose national flag is a non-quadrilateral.
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What flag has a red dragon?

Graham Bartram, of the Flag Institute, said: "The Welsh flag we know today - a large red dragon on a white and green background - only came into being in 1959. "But, in fact, the red dragon as an emblem has been used in Wales since the reign of Cadwaladr (Cadwallader), King of Gwynedd from around 655AD."
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What country has a unique flag?

The national flag of Nepal is the world's only national flag that is non-quadrilateral in shape. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country's national flower. Red is also the sign of victory in war.
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Which country flag has sword?

The flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: علم المملكة العربية السعودية) is the flag used by the government of Saudi Arabia since 15 March 1973. It is a green flag featuring in white an Arabic inscription and a sword.
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What flag has a machete on it?

horizontally striped red-black national flag with a central yellow emblem of a machete, a star, and half of a cogwheel.
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What color does not exist?

Magenta doesn't exist because it has no wavelength; there's no place for it on the spectrum. The only reason we see it is because our brain doesn't like having green (magenta's complement) between purple and red, so it substitutes a new thing.
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What colour isn't on a flag?

There are 196 countries in the world today and virtually none of them have purple on their national flag.
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Is there a flag with pink on it?

Bisexual Pride Flag — Created in 1998 by Michael Page, the bisexual pride flag has a is pink on the top and royal blue on the bottom, with an overlapping purple stripe in the middle.
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Why is no flag purple?

Why aren't there more purple flags? Believe it or not, the reason there aren't more purple in flags is primarily due to sea snails. By the 19th century, the only way to produce purple dye was from an esoteric species of sea snails found only in a small part of the Mediterranean.
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What is the oldest flag in the world?

Denmark celebrates Dannebrog as the oldest continuously used national flag in the World. The 15th of June 2019 marked the 800th anniversary of the battle of Lyndanisse, where the Danish flag Dannebrog fell from the heavens as a sign from God…. Or so the legend goes.
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What is the least used colour?

Yellow is the least favorite color, preferred by only five percent of people. Another interesting survey finding: both men and women increasingly dislike orange as they age!
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