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Flag Dates by Year
Year Country Flag Event
1569SwedenFirst use as a battle flag - 1569
1581NetherlandsFirst use of the flag - 1581
1620SwedenUse as a naval flag 1620s
1625DenmarkFlag adopted 1625
1660Netherlands1630-1660 - orange stripe becomes red
1663Sweden1663 - warrant on use of flags at sea
1693Russia1693 - First use as a naval ensign
1705RussiaAdopted as Merchant ensign 20 January 1705 (disuse during Soviet era)
1748DenmarkSpecifications on dimensions specified - 1748
1777United StatesFlag adopted 14 June 1777
1794FranceFlag adopted 15 February 1794
1795United StatesTwo stars and two stripes added to flag in 1795
1801United KingdomFlag adopted 1 January 1801 adding "St. Patrick's Cross" to the flag of the United Kingdom of England and Scotland
1804FranceColors standardized 1804
1811VenezuelaFirst hoisting of Venezuelan flag 14 July 1811
VenezuelaFlag adopted as official flag 15 July 1811
1812FranceColors standardized 1812
ParaguayFirst Paraguayan tribar adopted 15 August 1812
1818United StatesFive stars added and number of stripes returned to 13 - 4 July 1818
1819United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1819
1820United StatesTwo stars added to flag 4 July 1820
1821NorwayFlag adopted - July 21, 1821 (unofficial)
MexicoFlag adopted 7 October 1821
1822El SalvadorFlag adopted 1822
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1822
1823MexicoFlag modified by Republican government 14 April 1823
1825PeruFlag adopted 1825
1830UruguayFlag adopted 11 July 1830
1831Polandflag constituted by Polish parliament 1831 following November uprising (modeled on the flag of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw)
BelgiumAdopted 23 January 1831
BelgiumOrder of colors specified by Minister of Navy - 4 February 1831
1832GreeceFlag adopted 1832
1834RomaniaFlag first authorized by Ottoman sultan 1834
1835TunisiaFlag adopted 1835
1836United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1836
1837United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1836
1841El SalvadorMinor modifications to flag - 1841
1842ParaguayFlag with arms in center codified 25 November 1842
1843HaitiFlag current pattern adopted 1843
1844Turkeyflag in use since 1844 (ref: Ottoman Empire)
Dominican RepublicFlag adopted 6 November 1844
1845United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1845
1846United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1846
1847United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1847
LiberiaFlag created 26 July 1847
LiberiaFirst hoisted 24 August 1847
1848Costa RicaFlag adopted 1848
HungaryFlag adopted during the 1848-49 uprising
HungaryFirst law about flag in Constitution - 1848
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1848
1849Haitiflag reconfirmed - 1849
HungaryFlag in disuse during Austrian period 1849-1867
1851United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1851
BoliviaFlag adopted 31 October 1851
1858United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1858
1859Haitiarms on flag changed - 1859
RomaniaHorizontal version of the flag adopted 1859
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1859
1860Haiticirca 1860 - blue-red bicolor in use
EcuadorFlag adopted 26 September 1860
1861United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1861
ColumbiaFlag adopted 26 November 1861
1862San MarinoFlag adopted 6 April 1862
1863Poland1863 - 1831 flag with arms used during Polish revolt
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1863
VenezuelaFlag pattern adopted 9 July 1863 with seven stars
1864MexicoArms on flag modified 18 June 1864
1865El SalvadorFlag replaced 28 April 1865
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1865
1866AndorraAdopted 1866
RomaniaVertical version of the flag adopted 1866
HondurasFlag adopted 9 January 1866
1867HungaryFlag restored 1867
VenezuelaMinor modification 1867
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1867
1869New Zealand23 October 1869 - Flag proclaimed as colonial ensign
1871GuatemalaFlag adopted 12 August 1871
1875TongaFlag adopted 4 November 1875
1877United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1877
1879BulgariaFlag adopted 16 April 1897
1880MexicoArms on flag modified 20 December 1880 by proclamation
1881MexicoFlag decreed in December 1880 becomes effective 1 January 1881
MonacoFlag adopted 4 April 1881
1883RussiaAdopted as Civil ensign 7 May 1883 (disuse during Soviet era)
1888BoliviaFlag reconfirmed 14 July 1888
1889MexicoNew emblem placed on flag 1 January 1889
BrazilAdopted 19 November 1889
SwitzerlandFlag adopted 12 December 1889, although some forms were in use unoffically since the 15th century
1890United StatesFive stars added to flag 4 July 1890
1891United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1891
1893DenmarkProportions set - 1 May 1893
1895Puerto RicoFlag adopted 22 December 1895 (use forbidden until 1952)
1896United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1896
1898PhilippinesFlag adopted 19 May 1898 (use prohibited until 1919)
NorwayFlag legislated on 10 December 1898
NorwayFlag legislation published 15 December 2 1898
1899Norwaylegislation becomes effective 15 December 1899
1901AustraliaFirst hoisted, 3 September 1901
1902CubaFlag adopted 20 May 1902, from a revolutionary flag dating from 1850
New ZealandFlag legislated as National flag - 12 June 1902
1903Australia20 February 1903 - Flag approval announced by King Edward VII
PanamaFlag first hoisted 20 December 1903
1904PanamaProvisionally approved 1904
1905VenezuelaMinor modification adding coat of arms to the flag - 28 March 1905
1906SwedenOfficially readopted 22 June 1906
1908United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1908
NicaraguaFlag adopted 4 September 1908
AustraliaAddition of seventh point to Commonwealth star announced 19 December 1908
1909MontserratFlag adopted 10 April 1909
1910BermudaFlag adopted 4 October 1910
1911PortugalFlag adopted 30 June 1911
1912AlbaniaFlag Adopted 1912 modeled on the flag of Iskander Bey
El Salvador1821 flag reinstated - 17 May 1912
United StatesTwo stars added to flag 4 July 1912
1914TaiwanFlag adopted as naval ensign - 1914
1915IcelandFlag approved by royal decree 19 June 1915 for Marine purposes
MoroccoFrench protectorate of Morocco flag officialized - 17 November 1915
1917GuamFlag adopted 4 July 1917
MexicoNew representation of arms on flag 15 September 1917
ThailandFlag adopted 28 September 1917
1918ArmeniaAdopted 1918; disuse during Soviet era
AzerbaijanAdopted 1918; disuse during Soviet era
LithuaniaFlag adopted 1918 (in disuse during Soviet era)
EstoniaFlag adopted 24 February 1918, in disuse during Soviet era
FinlandFlag adopted 29 May 1918
LatviaAdopted 18 November 1918 (flag dates from 1279, in disuse during Soviet era)
IcelandFlag approved for national use 30 November 1918
1919HungaryFlag replaced by Hungarian Soviet Republic flag
HungaryFlag restored circa 31 July 1919
Poland1831 flag used as the flag of the Second Republic - 1 August 1919
PhilippinesFlag sanction lifted by US - 30 October 1919
1920AlbaniaFlag changed with a redesigned double headed eagle - 1920
FinlandColors slightly modified - 12 February 1920
1921Virgin IslandsFlag adopted 17 May 1921
1925PanamaFlag officially approved 1925
1928NepalFirst Nepali flag adopted 1928
JordanFlag adopted 16 April 1928
TaiwanNaval ensign adopted as national flag - 8 October 1928
1929AfghanistanCurrent pattern (Black-Red-Green vertical bars) adopted between September 1928 and January 1929
Afghanistan1929 - Black-Red-Green motif restored after period of disuse
Vatican City (Holy See)Flag adopted 8 June 1929 (based on Catholic Church flag of 1825)
AlbaniaKingdom of Albania approved a modified flag to include Skanderbeg's Helmet - 3 August 1929
AlbaniaNew flag proposal submitted to King Zog - 5 August 1929
AlbaniaKingdom of Albania flags formally adopted - 8 August 1929
1930VenezuelaStar pattern redesigned 1930
VenezuelaFlag adopted 15 July 1930
1933BahrainSerrated flag adopted 1933
1934AlbaniaColor of flag background changed - 1934
MexicoNew emblem placed on flag 5 February 1934
1936BelgiumFlag reconfirmed - 28 January 1936
PhilippinesSpecifications issued 25 March 1936
TurkeyFlag adopted 5 June 1936
1937NetherlandsColors regulated by royal decree and official adoption of flag - 19 February 1937
LiechtensteinFlag adopted 24 June 1937 (crown added to older version)
IrelandUse confirmed 29 December 1937
1939AlbaniaFlag changed by occupying Italian government - 13 April 1939
AlbaniaItalian occupying flag formalized in constitution - 3 June 1939
AlbaniaRoyal decree (Italian) approving flag - 28 September 1939
1940MongoliaFlag adopted 1940 (socialist version)
1941PanamaFlag ratified 28 March 1941
1943LebanonFlag adopted 7 December 1943
1944AlbaniaPostwar flag adopted - 1944
IcelandChange in the specification for the blue color 17 June 1944
1945IndonesiaFlag hoisted 17 August 1945
1946AlbaniaSocialist star added to flag - 1946
ItalyFlag adopted 19 June 1946 (originally the flag of the Cisalpine Republic
1947IndiaFlag adopted 22 July 1947
PakistanFlag adopted 14 August 1947
Bulgariaarms of People's Republic added to flag - 6 December 1947
1948Faroe IslandsFlag recognized by Denmark - 1948
RomaniaArms of People's Republic of Romania added to flag 1948
ItalyOfficial date of flag use - 1 January 1948
GuamFlag accepted by Guam congress 9 February 1948
Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic ofFlag adopted 8 September 1948
IsraelFlag adopted 28 October 1948
CambodiaFlag adopted 29 October 1948 (in disuse 1970-1993)
1949HungaryRáskosi arms on flag - 1949-1956
HungaryConstitution modified regarding flag - 1949
SamoaFlag adopted 24 February 1949
GermanyFlag adopted 9 May 1949
Haitiflag dimensions specified 18 September 1949
ChileFlag adopted 1 October 1949
ChinaFlag adopted 1 October 1949
1950Korea, Republic ofDefacto use of the flag, 1950 (from older flag)
Korea, Republic ofFlag adopted 25 January 1950
BelizeFlag adopted 2 February 1950 from the design of People's Unity Party
PeruCivil flag confirmed 31 March 1950
1952Puerto RicoFlag adopted for use by Commonwealth 1952
RomaniaNew arms of People's Republic of Romania added to flag 1952
1954VenezuelaVenezuelan flag law passed 1954 regulating flag
VenezuelaCodification of flag 19 February 1954 ????
Åland IslandsFlag first hoisted - 3 April 1954
Australiaflag confirmed in legislation - 14 April 1954
SomaliaFlag adopted 12 October 1954
1955VietnamFlag adopted 30 November 1955
1956British Virgin IslandsFlag adopted - 1956
MoroccoFlag adopted by decree - 1956
1957HungaryBasic flag restored 1957
GhanaFlag adopted 6 March 1957, in disuse 1964-66
LiechtensteinCrown modified 3 June 1957
1958NetherlandsColors defined - 1958
SyriaFlag of United Arab Republic (Syria and Egypt) adopted 22 February 1958
Cayman IslandsFlag adopted 14 May 1958
Congo Flag adopted 18 August 1958, in disuse 1969-1991
MadagascarFlag adopted 21 October 1958
GuineaFlag adopted 10 November 1958
Central African RepublicFlag adopted 1 December 1958
1959NigeriaFlag selected (pre-independence) 1959
MauritaniaFlag adopted 1 April 1959
Tunisiaflag legislated 1 June 1959
Faroe IslandsChange of shade of blue - 5 June 1959
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1959
BruneiFlag adopted 29 September 1959
ChadFlag adopted 6 November 1959
BeninFlag adopted 16 November 1959, in disuse 1975-1990
NigerFlag adopted 23 November 1959
SingaporeFlag adopted 3 December 1959
Côte d'IvoireFlag adopted 4 December 1959
1960GuamRed border added around flag 1960
TogoFlag adopted 11 April 1960
American SamoaFlag changed 27 April 1960
BrazilStar added to flag June 1960
United StatesOne star added to flag 4 July 1960
GabonFlag adopted 09 August 1960
CyprusFlag adopted 16 August 1960
SenegalFlag adopted 20 June 1960
NigeriaFlag officially adopted 1 October 1960
British Virgin IslandsScroll added to flag - 15 November 1960
1961MaliFlag approved 1 March 1961
Sierra LeoneFlag adopted 27 April 1961
KuwaitFlag adopted 7 September 1961
SyriaUnited Arab Republic dissolved 28 September 1961, flag in disuse
KuwaitFlag first hoisted, 24 November 1961
1962Trinidad and TobagoFlag adopted 1962
AlgeriaFlag adopted 3 July 1962 - originally a pre-revolutionary flag
JamaicaFlag adopted 6 August 1962
UgandaFlag adopted 9 October 1962
NepalEmblems on flag streamlined 16 December 1962
1963SyriaReverted to original pattern with three green stars 1963 (following coup d'état
IraqFlag adopted 31 July 1963
MalaysiaFlag adopted 16 September 1963
KenyaFlag adopted 12 December 1963
1964Haitinew constitution changes flag - 25 June 1964, in disuse until 1987
TanzaniaFlag adopted 30 June 1964
MalawiFlag adopted 6 July 1964
MaltaFlag adopted 21 September 1964
Costa RicaChange to number of stars - 12 October 1964
CanadaFlag adopted 22 October 1964
ZambiaFlag adopted 24 October 1964
1965CanadaFlag proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II, 15 February 1965
GambiaFlag adopted and hoisted 18 February 1965
MaldivesFlag adopted 25 July 1965
RomaniaNew arms of People's Republic of Romania added to flag 21 August 1965
1966GhanaFlag readopted 28 February 1966
GuyanaFlag adopted 26 May 1966
BotswanaFlag adopted 30 September 1996
1967Antigua and BarbudaAdopted 27 February 1997
BurundiAdopted 28 June 1967
1968MauritiusFlag adopted 9 January 1968
NauruFlag adopted 21 January 1968
BrazilStar added to flag 28 May 1968
GuatemalaFlag colors and size standardized 12 September 1968
MexicoFlag revised 17 September 1968
SwazilandFlag adopted 6 October 1968
Turks and CaicosFlag adopted 7 November 1968
1969BhutanFlag adopted 1969
1970SudanFlag adopted 20 May 1970
OmanFlag adopted 17 December 1970
1971Papua New GuineaFlag adopted 1 July 1971 (pre-independence)
QatarFlag adopted 9 July 1971
NicaraguaSpecifications on size and shade of blue issued 23 August 1971
United Arab EmiratesAdopted 21 December 1971
1972SyriaFederation of Arab Republics formed, stars replaced by golden Quraish eagle
BangladeshAdopted 13 January 1972
Northern Mariana IslandsAdopted as a district flag 31 March 1972
LuxembourgFlag adopted 23 June 1972 (first hoisted circa 1845-1848)
LuxembourgAdoption official on 16 August 1972
El SalvadorFlag reaffirmed in legislation - 14 September 1972
1973Afghanistancirca 1973 - flag modified to eliminate Arabic numerals; replaced and in disuse as of 9 May 1974
Saudi ArabiaFlag adopted 15 March 1973
BahamasFlag adopted 10 July 1973
Guinea BissauFlag adopted 24 September 1973
1974MyanmarFlag adopted 3 January 1974
GrenadaFlag adopted 7 February 1974
MoroccoFlag described in constitution - 10 March 1974
1975East TimorSelf-proclaimed independence flag 1975
CameroonFlag adopted 20 May 1975
NiueFlag adopted 15 October 1975
São Tomé and PrincipeFlag adopted 5 November 1975
AngolaAdopted 11 November 1975
SurinameFlag adopted 25 November 1975
LaosFlag adopted 2 December 1975
1976Western SaharaFlag adopted 27 February 1976
ArubaFlag adopted 16 March 1976
ArubaFlag first hoisted - 18 March 1976
Northern Mariana IslandsAdopted as territorial flag 4 July 1976
1977ArubaOfficial specifications published - 14 March 1977
DjiboutiFlag adopted 27 June 1977
Solomon IslandsFlag adopted 18 November 1977
LibyaFlag adopted 19 November 1977
1978FinlandColors standardized - 26 May 1978
Sri LankaFlag adopted 7 September 1978, incorporating thee flag of Kandy, dating back to 1815, and national flag of 1948
TuvaluFlag adopted at independence 1 October 1978
DominicaFlag adopted 3 November 1978
Federated States of MicronesiaFlag adopted 30 November 1978 as the flag of the Pacific Island Trust Territory
GreeceColors standardized 22 December 1978
1979Saint LuciaFlag adopted 22 February 1979 (in use since 1 March 1967)
Norfolk IslandFlag selected 6 June 1979 (unofficial)
Marshall IslandsFlag adopted 12 June 1979
Marshall IslandsFlag approved by High Commissioner 22 June 1979
KiribatiFlag adopted 12 July 1979
Cook IslandsFlag adopted 4 August 1979
Equatorial GuineaFlag adopted 21 August 1979
1980Norfolk Island1980 - Official approval by Australian Governor-General and Queen Elizabeth II
Poland1980 - Minor modification to flag (People's Republic of Poland)
Syriaprevious flag readopted 1980
Norfolk IslandFlag adopted 1 January 1980
Norfolk IslandFlag official 17 January 1980
VanuatuFlag adopted 18 February 1980
ZimbabweFlag adopted 18 April 1980
IranFlag adopted 29 July 1980
1981PalauFlag adopted 1 January 1981
DominicaModifications to disk - 3 November 1981
SpainFlag adopted 19 December 1981
1982LiechtensteinCrown modified 30 June 1982
BurundiProportions changed 27 September 1982
1983MozambiqueFlag adopted 1 May 1983
Saint Kitts and NevisFlag adopted 19 September 1983
1984MexicoFlag reconfirmed 8 February 1984
Korea, Republic ofChange to ying-yang symbols on flag, 21 February 1984
PitcairnFlag approved by Queen Elizabeth II on 2 April 1984 (based on 1980 design)
AustriaLegislated 27 April 1984, flag dates to 1230
PitcairnFirst hoisted May 1984
Burkino FasoFlag adopted 4 August 1984
EgyptFlag adopted 4 October 1984
Saint HelenaFlag adopted 4 October 1984
French PolynesiaFlag adopted 23 November 1984
1985Northern Mariana IslandsDesign modified 1985
GreenlandFlag adopted 21 June 1985
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag adopted 21 October 1985
1986Netherland AntillesAdopted 1 January 1986
HaitiFlag restored 17 February 1986
Christmas IslandFlag unofficially adopted 14 April 1986
1987LesothoFlag adopted 20 January 1987
HaitiCap of Liberty restored to flag in constitution dated 10 March 1987
HaitiConstitution officially ratified 29 March 1987
1988Paraguayratio changed 1988
1989LithuaniaReadopted, 20 March 1989
RomaniaArms removed from flag 27 December 1989
1990PolandNew law on the Polish flag - 9 February 1990
Hong KongFlag adopted (pre-transfer) - 16 February 1990
PolandEffective date of legislation - 22 February 1990
LatviaFlag readopted 27 February 1990
NamibiaFlag adopted 21 March 1990
MoldovaFlag adopted 27 April 1990
YemenFlag adopted 20 May 1990
AnguillaAdopted 30 May 1990; First hoisted 30 May 1990
BeninFlag readopted 1 August 1990
EstoniaFlag reinstated 7 August 1990
ArmeniaReconfirmed by Supreme Council 23 August 1990
ArmeniaAdopted by Supreme Council 24 August 1990
DominicaFimbriations eliminated around stars 3 November 1990
British Indian Ocean TerritoryFlag adopted 8 November 1990
CroatiaFlag adopted 21 December 1990
Bulgaria1897 flag readopted 17 December 1990
1991Northern Mariana IslandsModified 1991
ParaguayApparent change to flag circa 1991
IraqTakbir added to flag 13 January 1963
AzerbaijanReadopted, 5 February 1991
SloveniaFlag adopted 27 June 1991
RussiaOfficially adopted as state flag 21 August 1991
Congo Flag readopted 10 October 1991
UzbekistanFlag adopted 18 November 1991
RomaniaFlag established in Romanian constitution 21 November 1991
RomaniaEffective date of Romanian Constitution 8 December 1991
RussiaReuse following dissolution of Soviet Union - 26 December 1991
1992Åland Islandsproportions standardized - 1992
TurkmenistanFlag adopted 1992
UkraineFlag adopted 28 January 1992
MongoliaSocialist star removed 12 February 1992
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsCoat of arms introduced 14 February 1992
KyrgyzstanFlag Adopted 3 March 1992
Albania1920 flag readopted - 7 April 1992
BrazilFour stars added to flag 11 May 1992
KazakhstanFlag adopted 4 June 1992
SlovakiaFlag adopted 1 September 1992
SlovakiaFirst hoisted 3 September 1992
MoroccoFlag described in constitution - 4 September 1992
Cape VerdeFlag adopted 22 September 1992
TajikistanFlag adopted 25 November 1992
AfghanistanBlack-Red-Green motif restored December 1992 - in disuse during Taliban era
1993Czech RepublicFlag adopted 1993, using the former flag of Czechoslovakia, originated on 30 March 1920
SlovakiaSpecifications issued 18 February 1993
MacaoFlag adopted 31 March 1993
CambodiaFlag readopted 21 September 1993
1994South AfricaFlag design selected 15 March 1994
South AfricaSpecification issued 18 March 1994
South AfricaFlag proclamation issued in government gazette
South AfricaFlag first hoisted 27 April 1994
1995HungaryFlag legislated regarding use - 1995
Puerto RicoColors standardized - 1995
NigerFlag specified in constitution, 22 May 1995
BelarusFlag adopted 7 June 1995
TuvaluFlag changed to add additional star - 1 October 1995
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic ofFlag approved 5 October 1995
OmanChange in width of stripes and proportions 18 October 1995
TuvaluFlag changed in December 1995 and original pattern goes into disuse
EritreaFlag adopted 5 December 1995
1996ZambiaFlag specifications changed 1996
SeychellesFlag legislated 8 January 1996
EthiopiaFlag adopted 6 February 1996
French PolynesiaFlag use regulated 12 April 1996 (autonomous region flag)
South AfricaFlag adopted in Constitution
SeychellesEffective date of legislation 17 June 1996
Hong KongApproval of flag by Hong Kong SAR preparatory committee 10 August 1996
BarbadosAdopted 30 November 1996
1997TurkmenistanOlive branch added to flag 29 January 1997
Tuvalureverted to 1977 flag 11 April 1997
Tuvaluflag legislated 17 April 1997
Congo, Democratic Republic ofFlag adopted 17 May 1997
Hong KongFlag officially hoisted 1 July 1997
GuatemalaColors standardized 26 September 1997
1998Bosnia and HerzegovinaAdopted 4 February 1998
Ukraineuse reconfirmed 3 September 1998
Faroe IslandsBlue color standardized - 29 December 1998
1999British Virgin IslandsSize of badge modified - 1999
Cayman IslandsBadge modified on flag 1999
Turks and CaicosBadge modified in 1999
MontserratBadge modified on flag 25 January 1999
NigerFlag recodified in constitution, 9 August 1999
JapanFlag adopted 13 August 1999 (in use since 17th century)
MacaoOfficially hoisted at transfer 19 November 1999
2000HungaryRatio set for flag and pole sizes 2000
Sri LankaFlag legislated in constitution 8 February 2000
HungaryDecree specifies flag sizes for governmental use - 14 July 2000
2001Turkmenistandesign modified 24 January 2001
RwandaFlag adopted 25 October 2001
ComorosFlag prescribed in new constitution - 23 December 2001
ComorosNew flag hoisted - 31 December 2001
2002Christmas IslandOfficial adoption of flag 26 January 2006
BahrainFlag serrations modified 14 February 2002
East TimorFlag confirmed and colors redefined in constitution 22 March 2002
East TimorFirst hoisting 20 May 2002
Angola27 August 2003 - New flag adopted, not yet ratified
ItalyColors standardized 18 September 2002
Tristan da CunhaFlag adopted 20 October 2002
2003Cocos (Keeling) IslandsFlag adopted 2003 (unofficial)
2004AfghanistanBlack-Red-Green motif restored 4 January 2004
GeorgiaFlag adopted 14 January 2004
IraqFlag modified 28 June 2004
MontenegroFlag adopted 12 July 2004
MontenegroFlag first hoisted 15 July 2004
SerbiaFlag adopted 17 August 2004
LithuaniaProportions changed 1 September 2004
2005Mexicorecodification of flag law in revised decrees on national symbols - 8 December 2005
IndiaNew law regarding respect for the national flag - 12 December 2005
Congo, Democratic Republic ofConstitutional referendum (18-19 Dec. 2005) passed - planned return to flag of 1963-66 (implementation date unknown)
2006Congo, Democratic Republic ofNew symbols and arms legislated 16 February 2006
Congo, Democratic Republic ofNew flag of D.R. Congo first hoisted - 4 March 2006
VenezuelaLaw changing flag and arms passed 9 March 2006
VenezuelaPublication of law and arms legislation 10 March 2006
VenezuelaNew 8-star national flag first hoisted 12 March 2006