Chapter 13
Flags of East and Southeast Asia
This chapter of Flags of the World covers the national flags of East and Southeast Asia. Each card shows a flag and asks which country flies it, with a hint and a short story of where its colours and shapes come from.
16 cards
See the 16 cards
- Red, with one big and four small yellow starsChina
- White, with a red disc in the middleJapan
- Red, blue and red bands, a gold symbol at the poleMongolia
- Blue, red and blue bands, a red star in a white discNorth Korea
- White, a red and blue circle and four black symbolsSouth Korea
- Yellow, with white and black diagonals and a red crestBrunei
- Blue, red and blue bands, a white temple in the middleCambodia
- Red over white, two equal bandsIndonesia
- Red, blue and red bands, with a white discLaos
- Red and white stripes, a crescent and star on blueMalaysia
- Yellow, green and red bands, with a big white starMyanmar
- Blue over red, a white triangle with a sun and starsPhilippines
- Red over white, with a crescent and five starsSingapore
- Red, white and blue stripes, a wide blue band in the middleThailand
- Red, a black triangle on a yellow one, a white starTimor-Leste
- Red, with a yellow five-pointed starVietnam
Image credits
- Red, with one big and four small yellow stars: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- White, with a red disc in the middle: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red, blue and red bands, a gold symbol at the pole: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Blue, red and blue bands, a red star in a white disc: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- White, a red and blue circle and four black symbols: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Yellow, with white and black diagonals and a red crest: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Blue, red and blue bands, a white temple in the middle: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red over white, two equal bands: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red, blue and red bands, with a white disc: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red and white stripes, a crescent and star on blue: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Yellow, green and red bands, with a big white star: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Blue over red, a white triangle with a sun and stars: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red over white, with a crescent and five stars: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red, white and blue stripes, a wide blue band in the middle: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red, a black triangle on a yellow one, a white star: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source
- Red, with a yellow five-pointed star: flag-icons by Lipis, MIT, MIT Source