A handful of sources categorize Gibraltar's flag as white, red, black, and gold/yellow because these colors appear in the castle and key. Instead, Gibraltar opts for a white field with a red horizontal stripe across the bottom third of the flag and a red castle in the center, with a golden key hanging from its entrance. The British overseas territory of Gibraltar is the only British territory whose flag is not a variation of the UK's Union Jack flag. This design has led to the Georgian flag's informal name, the five-cross flag. Both flags have as their base a white field divided into four quadrants by a centered red cross-however, the Georgian flag uses a lighter color of red and expands on the design by adding a smaller red cross in each quadrant. Georgia's flag is quite similar in design to the flag of England. Georgia's flag was designed in 1991, just after the former Soviet Union country gained its independence, but was not officially adopted until January of 2004. Alternately known as Saint George's Cross, England's flag has its roots in the Crusades of the late 1100s, and over time came to symbolize not only the crusaders, but England itself. England's national flag features a white background field with a cross of thin red stripes, one horizontal and one vertical, dividing the background into four equal quadrants. While the Union Jack's iconic blue and criss-crossing red and white stripes form the official flag of the United Kingdom, each of the UK's constituent countries also has its own official national flag. This arrangement of stripes is known as the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, and also appears on the flags of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Denmark's flag design is both simple and unmistakable, with a red background (field) crossed by two thin white stripes, one bisecting the flag horizontally and the other running top to bottom just left of the center (closer to the hoist/flagpole edge). It is believed that Denmark first introduced its red and white flag as a national banner in 1219, which would make Denmark's flag the oldest national flag still in use in the world. The flag of the United Kingdom, known informally as the Union Jack, is also an accepted flag in Canada, which is a former British colony and remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Canadian flag consists of vertical red stripes on the left and right edges, each 1/4 the width of the flag, and a red maple leaf on a white background in the center. CanadaĬanada's national flag was adopted in 1965 and has since become one of the most iconic flags in the world. Bahrain's flag resembles that of Qatar, but the latter has more serrations, uses a darker maroon instead of red, and has an elongated aspect ratio. However, the serrated edge of that first flag featured 28 points, which was reduced to eight points in 1972 and further reduced to five points (arguably symbolic of the Five Pillars of Islam) in 2002. The Persian Gulf country Bahrain first adopted its red and white flag, which features a red body and a left-justified, vertical white stripe separated by a serrated, sawtooth-like edge, in 1932. The Austrian Empire also flew a yellow and black flag during the 1800s. The design is comparable to that of the flag of Latvia, but the Austrian flag's white stripe is larger and the red brighter. Austria's flag features three horizontal stripes, each 1/3 the height of the flag, stacked red (bottom), white (middle), and red again (top). Austriaįirst flown in the year 1230, the Austrian national flag is considered to be one of the oldest still in use. However, in the absence of a "white and murrey" category, most sources classify these flags as white and red. * Note: The flags of Latvia and Qatar are technically not white and red, but rather white and murrey, a maroon-like color that some sources may not consider purely red. Countries with red and white flags: Austria These countries can be further divided into two subgroups, one being countries with red and white striped flags and the other being those whose red and white flags use a design other than stripes. More than a dozen country flags, in fact, contain only the colors red and white. The colors red and white are the two most common flag colors in the world, with red appearing on 74% of all national flags and white appearing on 71% of all national flags. Which countries have red and white flags?
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