Sovereign-state flags in 1991

Sovereign states

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 23 September)

Armenia (from 23 September)

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (until 30 August)

Azerbaijan (from 30 August)

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus (from 25 August)

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 25 August)

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

People's Republic of China

Colombia

Comoros

People's Republic of the Congo (until 10 June)

Republic of the Congo (from 10 June)

Costa Rica

Croatia (from 25 June)

Cuba

Cyprus

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 20 August)

Estonia (from 20 August)

Ethiopia (until 28 May)

Ethiopia (from 28 May)

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 9 April)

Georgia (from 9 April)

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq (until 13 January)

Iraq (from 13 January)

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (until 16 December)

Kazakhstan (from 16 December)

Kenya

Kiribati

North Korea

South Korea

Kuwait (from 28 February)

Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (until 31 August)

Kyrgyzstan (from 31 August)

Laos

Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 21 August)

Latvia (from 21 August)

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia (from 8 September)

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Federated States of Micronesia

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 27 August)

Moldova (from 27 August)

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (until 26 December)

Russian Federation (from 26 December)

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovenia (from 25 June)

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (until 9 September)

Tajikistan (from 9 September)

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (until 27 October)

Turkmenistan (from 27 October)

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (until 18 September)

Ukraine (from 18 September)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (until 26 December)

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (until 31 August)

Uzbekistan (31 August to 18 November)

Uzbekistan (from 18 November)

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Venezuela

Vietnam

Western Samoa

Yemen

Yugoslavia

Zaire

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Colonies, concessions, possessions, protectorates, mandates and territories

Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)

Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)

Christmas Island (Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)

Coral Sea Islands (Australia)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)

Jervis Bay Territory (Australia)

Norfolk Island (Australia)

Faroe Islands (Denmark)

Greenland (Denmark)

Åland Islands (Finland)

Clipperton Island (France)

French Guiana (France)

French Polynesia (France)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)

Gambier Islands (France)

Guadeloupe (France)

Marquesas Islands (France)

Martinique (France)

Mayotte (France)

New Caledonia (France)

Réunion (France)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)

Tuamotus (France)

Wallis and Futuna (France)

Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Chuuk (Micronesia)

Kosrae (Micronesia)

Pohnpei (Micronesia)

Yap (Micronesia)

Aruba (Netherlands)

Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)

Chatham Islands (New Zealand)

Cook Islands (New Zealand)

Niue (New Zealand)

Ross Dependency (New Zealand)

Tokelau (New Zealand)

Bouvet Island (Norway)

Jan Mayen (Norway)

Peter I Island (Norway)

Queen Maud Land (Norway)

Svalbard (Norway)

Azores (Portugal)

Macau (Portugal)

Madeira (Portugal)

Canary Islands (Spain)

Ceuta (Spain)

Akrotiri and Dhekelia (until 1991; United Kingdom)

Akrotiri and Dhekelia (from 1991; United Kingdom)

Anguilla (United Kingdom)

Bermuda (United Kingdom)

British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom)

British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)

British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)

Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)

Chagossian Islands (United Kingdom)

Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)

Gibraltar (United Kingdom)

Guernsey (United Kingdom)

Herm (United Kingdom)

Hong Kong (United Kingdom)

Isle of Man (United Kingdom)

Jersey (United Kingdom)

Montserrat (United Kingdom)

Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)

Saint Helena (United Kingdom)

Sark (United Kingdom)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)

Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

American Samoa (United States)

Baker Island (United States)

Guam (United States)

Howland Island (United States)

Jarvis Island (United States)

Johnston Atoll (United States)

Kingman Reef (United States)

Midway Atoll (until 23 March; United States)

Midway Atoll (from 23 March; United States)

Navassa Island (United States)

Northern Mariana Islands (United States)

Palmyra Atoll (United States)

Petrel Islands (United States)

Puerto Rico (United States)

Serranilla Bank (United States)

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (United States)

United States Virgin Islands (United States)

Wake Island (United States)

Australian states

Aboriginal Australians

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Canadian states

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon Territory

Sovereign U.S. states

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada (until 25 July)

Nevada (from 25 July)

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina (until 24 June)

North Carolina (from 24 June)

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-UN members or observers

Kosovo (from 22 September)

Northern Cyprus

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Timor Timur

Other entities

Abkhazia

Democratic People's Republic of Angola

Antarctica

Artsakh (from 10 December)

Bophuthatswana

Bougainville

Chechnya (until 1 November)

Chechnya (from 1 November)

Ciskei

Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea

Gagauzia

Kunar (January - 20 April)

Rwenzururu

San Juan

Somaliland (from 18 May)

Sumatra

Tamil Eelam

Tatarstan (from 6 November)

Tibet

Transnistria (25 August to 2 September)

Transnistria (from 2 September)

Transkei

Venda

International organizations

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CARICOM

Comecon (until 26 December)

Commonwealth of Nations

European Coal and Steel Community

European Union

Federation of Vexillological Associations

La Francophonie

Latin American Parliament

League of Arab States

Nordic Council

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Olympic Movement

Organization of African Unity

Organization of American States

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Red Crescent

Red Cross

Red Magen David

Scout Movement

South African Development Coordination Conference

United Nations

Other culturals

Buddhism

Esperanto

Mohawk Warrior Society

Pan-African Flag

Pride Flag

Romani