This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the national or state flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For flags of other entities, please see gallery of flags of dependent territories. Each flag is depicted as if the flagpole is positioned on the left of the flag, except for those of Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia which are depicted with the hoist to the right.
Flags
| Flag(s) | State | Alternate names | Date designed | Date adopted | Ratio | Description | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Afghanistan | — | 1997 | August 15, 2021 | 2∶1 | The Shahada in black on a white field in the calligraphic Thuluth script. | [1][2][3] |
References
- ^ Chughtai, Alia; Moslih, Hashmat (2021-08-21). "Infographic: Afghanistan's flags over the years". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Flag and Emblem Law of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" (in Pashto). Afghanistan Center at Kabul University. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Amendments to the Flag and Emblem Law of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan". 20 September 1997. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.