List of countries by style of national flags

Unique form
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Stars
Four-pointed
One four-pointed star in upper left corner
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Five-pointed
One five-pointed star in center
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One five-pointed star on left side
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* (US overseas commonwealth)
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One five-pointed star in upper left corner
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Two equal five-pointed stars in upper left and lower right corners
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Three equal five-pointed stars on left side
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Four equal five-pointed stars
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Four five-pointed stars in different sizes
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Five equal five-pointed stars in center
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Five equal five-pointed stars in upper left corner
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Five five-pointed stars in different sizes in upper left corner
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Many equal five-pointed stars in one line
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Many equal five-pointed stars in one circle
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Many equal five-pointed stars in upper left corner
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Six-pointed
One outlined six-pointed star in center
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Three six-pointed stars in center
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Seven-pointed
One seven-pointed star on the left side
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Many-pointed
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One many-pointed star on left side
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Two many-pointed stars in different sizes
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Six many-pointed stars in different sizes
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Southern Cross
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Crescent
Facing up
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Facing right
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Facing diagonally
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Circle
One circle in center
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One circle on left side
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Triangle
One triangle in center
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Two triangles in center
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One triangle on left side
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*Unregonized
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Stripes
Horizontal
Two colors
Two equal horizontal stripes
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Three equal horizontal stripes in two colors
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Three thin-and-thick horizontal stripes in two colors
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Three thin-and-thick horizontal stripes in two colors with one bordering
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Three thick-and-thin horizontal stripes in two colors
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Three thick-and-thin horizontal stripes in two colors with one bordering
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Many equal horizontal stripes in two colors
* (Autonomous Community of Spain)
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Three colors
Three equal horizontal stripes in three colors
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Three equal horizontal stripes in three colors with one bordering
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Three unequal horizontal stripes in three colors
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Three unequal horizontal stripes in three colors with one bordering
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Five thin-and-thick horizontal stripes in three colors
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Many equal horizontal stripes in three colors
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Four colors
Four equal horizontal stripes in four colors
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Seven equal horizontal stripes in four colors
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Vertical
Two equal vertical stripes in two colors
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Three equal vertical stripes in two colors
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Three equal vertical stripes in three colors
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Three unequal vertical stripes
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Diagonal
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Two diagonal stripes corner to corner
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Cross
One cross in two colors in center
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One cross in three colors in center
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One diagonal cross in two colors
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One diagonal cross in three colors in center
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Nordic Cross (One cross on left side)
Nordic Cross in two colors
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Nordic Cross with border in three colors
* (Autonomous region of Finland)
* (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark)
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One cross in two colors in upper left corner
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Upright and diagonal crosses in two colors with one bordering in center
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Union Flag in upper left corner
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* (Associated state of New Zealand)
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Five crosses
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Divide
Divide horizontally and divide top space vertically
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Divide upper left square and other space
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Divide four equal squares from center
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Other symbols and pictures
Sun
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One bird
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Animals
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* (UK constituent country)
Landscape of sea
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Landscape of castles
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One crown
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Weaponry
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Agricultural and industrial tools/things
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Plants
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Hills
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Map
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Other Central Emblems
* (trident-head)
* (Ashoka Chakra)
* (Emblem of Iran)
* (Taegeuk and four black trigrams)
* (sun with a crown of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt)
* (mokorotlo)
* (diamonds in a V pattern)
Text
Country name
* - the lowest line of text reads Afghanistan in the Pashto alphabet, and the calligraphic text at the top is the Shahada with Allah Akbar written beneath it
* - the lower line of text reads Brunei Darussalam in the Jawi script
* - the text reads Jumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah in Arabic meaning Arab Republic of Egypt
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Mottos
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