The Most Interesting Flags in the World (+ New Flag Contest!)

[@General.Knowledge]

What are some other odd looking (good or bad) flags?

[@theenderman9265]

Marijampolé is a county in Lithuania and its flag look horrible.

[@poliorcetix979]

French antartica flag is really nice! Or the first Malian flag was really funny XD

[@paolob.5667]

Italian regions have some awful and wonderful flags

[@kalamarkelam]

Ancient turkic states had nice flags too -->Great Hun empire(include dragon),European Hun empire,Avar empire,Gokturk empire these are my favourite.lastly ghasnavids had an interesting flag

[@immeen4868]

The City of Zamora flag, in Spain, you should check it out.

[@TommyTom008]

Venice flag should be the most difficult to draw

[@Buttermanx]

Yea it has lots of pictures and stuff

[@AgentTasmania]

One of my favourite polandball characters for the enterpretation as an octopus

[@nothinghere200]

True

[@ervitorailfanskeretaapi]

Yes.

[@lucaschiantodipepe2015]

And one of the most expensive. I swear to have payed it in Venice € 50 (about 50 $).

[@antonioaguiar5071]

No Wales flag?!? You even talked about dragons in flags! Aside from that, awesome video as per usual!

[@OwainGaming]

Welsh flag has the Ddraig Goch (Red dragon)

[@johndubay2393]

I welsh and I was surprised by that!!

[@YDdraigGoch43]

I was surprised by that too

[@uncanadien3272]

@@YDdraigGoch43 your dragon looks way better

[@onionskin3254]

Tbh i don't like the Welsh flag

[@jorgehaswag7294]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿*sad welsh dragon noises* 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@viktorvirag2299]

Yes

[@Tweeteketje]

4:27 Saudi Arabia (sword), Kenya (spears), Oman (two swords and a dagger), Sri Lanka (sword) and Angola (machete) also have a weapon in its flag. If you consider a trident a weapon, Barbados' flag also is part of the club (^_^') 8:15 Christmas island also shows the shape of the island in their flag :) 8:35 Montserrat also has a harp in the flag (with a lady carrying it) I love the Seychelles flag by the way, because it's asymmetrical, colourful yet simple. :D

[@kaloyankolev9804]

Lesotho and Ecuador also have spears on their flags. Belize has a bunch of tools on its flag including an axe, a hammer, and a saw and you can kind of consider them as weapons

[@strasbourgeois1]

Many people don’t know these islands/overseas territories, so it’s very hard to point out or include in such a short video like this.

[@N.I.S.C]

And mozambique coming in with the ak

[@Daytonahhh]

@@kaloyankolev9804 lesotho?? lesotho has a mokorotlo which I think is just a hat. about as scary as canadas leaf

[@StefanTCTS]

Atom: exists Bear: *So you have chosen death*

[@muhdiffat4860]

Haha

[@chevrolet-poitiers9507]

Sicily is finally getting. More recognition!

[@bohdanartemenko]

Lol, I watched a lot of road races videos in "the Isle Of Man", also I knew how their flag looks like. I have read a book about one of those racers(in English and it was really hard for me as to non-native eng speaker). Right now I'm holding this book in my hands and it's called "Guy Martin - My Autobiography". I've even read about their flag and have a T-Shirt with the Isle Of Man flag😂. Man, but only now I know your flag and know where all of that came from. Sounds like some long story of how I get it ;) P.S. Greetings from Ukraine.

[@ashaler__]

@@bohdanartemenko hello fellow ukrainian :)

[@bohdanartemenko]

@@ashaler__ Hello mate🙂

[@enderlinde3152]

@@ashaler__ ;w;

[@sergioalecci6108]

As a Sicilian I approve this

[@mykytka7133]

10:05 Oh, I'm from Dnipro(the center of dnipropetrovsk oblast) I glad to see my oblast in this video! Interesting facts: Dnipro is also name of the largest river in Ukraine, which split the country in two parts. And my city was founded on this river. My city have the longest coastline in Europe. Dnipro was one of the largest industrial centers in USSR. Now, the second tour of local elections is going in Dnipro. Dnipropetrovsk oblast is the territory, where Zaporizhian Cossacks were living from 15 to 18 century. (This is the reason why a Cossack is represented on the flag)

[@72hrs_vermithor]

Hope you're doing okay now with the war on and everything!

[@mykytka7133]

@@72hrs_vermithor Thank you!☺️ I'm totally fine right now, although i was abroad since the start if the war. Now i'm in my hometown

[@72hrs_vermithor]

@@mykytka7133 Cheers man, glad to hear it.

[@kieranfitz]

The Isle of Mann isn't part of the UK, its a crown dependency.

[@sodinc]

so, it isn`t a part of any UN-member country?

[@yungpep]

@@sodinc yes, the same as The City Of London (not London) So... Brexit was always going to happen.

[@DarwinskiYT]

Crown dependencies are part of the UK though

[@eireball]

They are part of the uk, but not the uk proper

[@unscgrasshopper]

4:42 are we just gonna forget about the sword on the Saudi Arabian flag?? 🇸🇦

[@Crytica.]

Or the shield with two spears on the flag of Kenya

[@TheBigBantha]

I do believe he meant to say it's surreal how it depicts a *modern* weapon (IE 20th century), as Mozambique is the only flag to do so.

[@supernt7852]

@@TheBigBantha but he also counted spears which is no longer used in modern warefare

[@onionskin3254]

Its just a sword ._.

[@ihatebritain3942]

@@onionskin3254 he counted spears

[@Lorenzippi]

The 3 legs of Sicily came from the triangular shape of the island

[@igorsmihailovs52]

But then one leg must be longer?

[@maestro3947-b9g]

9:33 he looks so happy carrying his book! So precious!

[@pitertauer3168]

5:54 Sicilian flag represents an allegory to Sicily itself as is an island that has a form of triangle

[@paolob.5667]

"Armed bears are a tendency in Russia" Sounds like a slav meme

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I wasn't exactly thinking of Americans calling themselves "Slavs" online for the memes (Do they know what a "Slav" is?), but at that quote, I was still thinking of Russia's image in American culture! More specifically, the bears on Russian local and republican flags seem to be one small part of the whole "Russian Bear" thing, all of which combines to make the American tourist coming back from the Russian Federation claiming "There were bears on the streets!". For the record, what "Slav" actually means: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs Slightly more seriously, maybe these flags should be added to this Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Bear

[@paolob.5667]

@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions i was referring to slav memes as the short videos you can find on the internet of weird things happening in Russia or other Eastern European countries. By the way, I think too that all of those flags should be added to the Wikipedia page,it would be really nice.

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

@@paolob.5667 I have not heard of those videos! Now, _those_ videos deserve the title of "Slavic"! As for Wikipedia, I already have a Wikipedia account, so I might add those flags to the Wikipedia page! For my Wikipedia user: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SleepTrain456

[@paolob.5667]

@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions The fact that you added one of that image to Wikipedia seems right to me, it surprises me there weren't before. Well done and thanks for the link!

[@wladjarosz345]

russians are not Slav - they are big medley of Tatars and Finno-Ugric (non European!), which use Slavic language...

[@HairyGhostbear]

8:40 Haiti has bugles and a drum and Montserrat has a harp on its flag as well

[@thiagocalsa9007]

8:10 Brazil had a proposal for a flag that depicts its territory. This flag is currently used by the State of São Paulo (Brazil).

[@flavio-viana-gomide]

Eu sou brasileiro e prefiro nossa bandeira atual.

[@robbiebrownvox]

4:26 iirc there may be 5 national flags with weapons depicted, due to Saudi Arabia's sword under the text in the center of its green field.

[@nafoo33]

and kenya!

[@SchmulKrieger]

Angola.

[@mkb6418]

And...ESWATINI!!!

[@teomanatakan8217]

@@mkb6418 he said Eswatini

[@2712animefreak]

Oman as well

[@SwagMessiahOfficial]

10:10 just so you know, it’s a Cossack

[@richardheath3923]

So you are aware the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom, it like Guernsey and Jersey is a Crown dependency. This is a unique status but creates a constitutional position somewhat akin to that of an associated state.

[@bruhz_089]

Still apart of the UK

[@Dunsapie]

@@bruhz_089 No it's not. There are four countries in the UK, Sctland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

[@sanmarino5787]

Fun flag fact: the red on the Liechtenstein flag stands for the warm fires lit in cabins in the afternoon

[@Corgimations]

interesting

[@lusantuddoiu]

8:31 Me as a Sardinian: " Am I a joke to you?"

[@mateuszkubas4433]

Sardinia has a cool flag too :)

[@alfonsomango_suyu]

I like that flag

[@archstanton6102]

The 4 judges for the 4 provinces, I think?

[@lusantuddoiu]

@@archstanton6102 nope, the flag's history is more spanish than Sardinian. But we have it because of the spanish domination in Sardinia

[@archstanton6102]

@@lusantuddoiu Apologies but this is what I was told when I visited in 2013. Wiki partly agrees but says there are 2 possible histories. One confirms my version en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Sardinia

[@solehsolehsoleh]

Bosnia also depict their map on their flag although it's in perfect yellow Triangle.

[@ikarly2898]

The Flag of the Crown of Aragon would always be the best medieval flag for me.

[@mustafasoylemem2490]

isn't Saudis have a sword on their flag?

[@KameroonEmperor]

Yeah but russia has literally an armed bear so it wouldn't count

[@sqid1336]

kenya too

[@flamingspy]

@@KameroonEmperor that's just a regional flag. Many regional flag have weapons

[@General.Knowledge]

They do! I think the whole 'only 4 countries' thing isn't exactly accurate.

[@Eugene95277Youtube]

Магнитогорск

[@Alex_White2]

10:10 that's a Cossack

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I understand it's surreal but the AK-47 was FRELIMO's weapon of choice. It represents their struggle for independence from Portugal, it helped them win

[@PsychoMan]

moçambique é nosso

[@jeremiahpalechevskis]

Well done, you are very big brain

[@PsychoMan]

@@jeremiahpalechevskis yes thank you, Angola é nossa também 😁

[@TheBobVova]

SUPREME LEADER!!!!

[@mohammadkhayrsharifftapsi5859]

5:35 One of the stamps is upside down

[@eschungary2050]

Hajdú - Bihar county in Hungary Zarasai in Lithuania

[@Deuhn]

A union between Poland and Indonesia would make a funny flag. Just a pink rectangle.

[@realfactsscience3925]

Random Fact: A swarm of approximately 20,000 bees followed a car for two days because their queen was stuck inside. -RealFacts

[@paulomenezes2169]

W U T

[@emillindblad7083]

Ok

[@Germaco]

They really love their queen😂

[@Robbie-pc1dl]

Bot

[@spleeew]

Fuente: Mayami me lo confirmo

[@Wrexham_AFC]

Where’s Wales? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😭

[@simonjones4055]

Yes agreed where is our beautiful banner

[@Loughian]

It’s part of England basically 😆

[@mt5032]

@@Loughian Not true at all, but ok

[@simonjones4055]

No Welsh Flag 😢 ours Is one of the oldest and most beautiful

[@A.P-r2c]

Man that sucks. You're flag IS good

[@yourmissingc0ckring759]

✨Philippines🇵🇭✨ too.....

[@1611__]

@@yourmissingc0ckring759 Philipines flag is ugly.

[@yourmissingc0ckring759]

@@1611__ nahh China's Flag is more ugly, Philippines has a lot of meanings , the three stars represents the 3 main island groups, the Luzon, Visayas/Panay, Mindanao, and the 8 rays in the sun represents the 8 Provinces that fought for the country (revolution) and the white triangle represents equity, equality, etc. And the blue represents the Americans that colonized the Philippines, and Red : Spain. Whatever u say kid, your flag is still ugly! Blah blah blah blah!😙🤩😌😸✌️💀✨✨✨

[@yourmissingc0ckring759]

@@1611__ I mean...not China.....but urs.....

[@incosto6036]

Black triangle isnt just a symbol of mountain, on maps black triangle indicate iron ore deposits, so its minimalistic symbol saying "there is many iron ore here"

[@MartintheMetalhead]

You used a map of prior to 2011. Gadaffi green Libya A United Sudan

[@mrcocoloco7200]

I know weird.

[@Jirachi69]

Sokoto flag is whole green too

[@dubo2769]

My personal favorite flags are the ones of the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese prefectures, Bhutan, the one with the bear splitting the atom, South Africa, Seychelles, Oman, and possibly my favorite flag of all time is the Libyan flag. I absolutely love the color scheme and how simple it is. I'm glad most of them were covered in this video. Great job, as always.

[@Sheldam]

you mentioned Corsican flag and not Sardinian one which is much more known but still similar, with a white field with a red cross and four moors' heads. There is also the historical Sardinian flag (from the Giudicato of Arborea) which is a tricolor black, white and red with an uprooted tree on the center of it. Just take a look at them, I think they're very interesting

[@felipeiglesias]

Talking about Sicily: the coolest flag was that one from the EVIS, the Voluntary Army for the Independence of Sicily

[@jeremiahpalechevskis]

I'm Irish and Leinster is pronounced Lenster. No hate, I love your channel and I've been subbed for over a year

[@paperbagman9445]

4:26 you forgot Saudi Arabia

[@KUBADOMINO]

I'm waiting for somebody to send him 3rd reich flag as the flag of hypothetical union between Germany and Austria XD

[@didonegiuliano3547]

Well, it would be absolutely legit

[@jordangoffin5112]

if you like dragon on flag, there is also the welsh one

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Any flag with a dragon on it is epic

[@simonjones4055]

Look up the Welsh Flag u will love it then

[@jackisback2842]

Bhutan joined the chat

[@thatwargaming5459]

10:16 is based of one of the standards raised muring the Cossack rebellions

[@ethanyoung.]

4:38 what about Sri Lanka???

[@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION]

Mozambique’s old flag actually looks even cooler

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

A few flag ideas for anyone who needs them: Chad + Romania Indonesia + Monaco Japan + Bangladesh Russia + Slovakia/Slovenia USA + Liberia Republic of Ireland + Ivory Coast

[@emuman9]

Yes! Sicily's flag is the best regional Italian flag for sure

[@funghi2606]

There is not a lot of competition 😂

[@emuman9]

@@funghi2606 That's... true haha

[@emuman9]

@Sebbo h also true

[@etiennephilippe9302]

Personally Sri Lanka’s is and always will be my favorite

[@tearsintheraincantfeelthep475]

Check out Donetsk oblast flag. It's absolutely beautiful.

[@seanchadwick9036]

Barbados also has a weapon on its flag, which is a trident.

[@OsservatoreSiciliano]

@General Knowledge @6:16 The Isle of Man is not a part of UK.

[@АляксандрГрыцкевіч-в3ш]

Please: Do a video about the white-red-white flag of Belarus! It's really important today!

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I would be interested in seeing such a video! In fact, if your protests go according to plan, I might do my own video about the white-red-white flag of Belarus on my own channel! What's going on in the Republic of Belarus?: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Belarusian_protests Flag of Belarus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Belarus#White-red-white_flag

[@teroxstep]

In 1917-1918 here in Ukraine we had a contest for the coat of arms. And one of the contestants was the coat arms of Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Ruthenia: Pagonia. So imagine what happened if it won. In Europe there would be 3 nations wich have the same coat of arms

[@АляксандрГрыцкевіч-в3ш]

@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions do this video, please. I will be truly grateful

[@Iomhar]

I think that Bangladesh also used to have a shape of the state in its flag.

[@rasapplepipe]

I thought Haiti's flag also had cannons on it.

[@thinkbolt]

"Sacred Nanner" is such an improvement! 🎉

[@bloodyvlady1818]

Good job on pronuncing Dnipropetrovsk, as someone born there that lives in Italy I must say you are the first non-ukranian I heard pronuncing it right, and also now it's outdated because they changed the name of the city as part of the de-russofication program.

[@utheriii4787]

There should be a museum containing every single flag in history.

[@fanfromgermany]

really appreciate your videos. The drawings, your cute calm voice. And providing us knowledge 👍

[@fabianstudtmann9344]

Taiwans independence flag and Korean unification flag also show their territories, they're pretty cool I think ✨😍

[@bjam7777]

I think I’m going to combine England’s, Scotland’s, Wales and Northern Ireland’s flags....

[@ckl9390]

Isn't that the Union Jack?

[@erikprank4611]

The city of Putingrad in Russia has a flag which has Putin in the middle, who rides a bear and has an AK-47 in one hand, a bottle of vodka in the other hand and a Russian Orthodox Bible in the third hand.

[@abdulrahmanabdulaziz8742]

The flag of Wales in the UK uses a dragon as well. Also, the flags of Saudi Arabia and Oman depict weapons, not just the four countries you mentioned.

[@sergiopiparo4084]

The symbol of Sicily comes from the Ancient Greeks and the three legs represent the three points of the island

[@andreylucass]

Amazing selection.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

I know this is a bit old, but Saudi Arabi also has a weapon on their flag. Though, perhaps it's more of a symbolic weapon than something actually used in combat.

[@choglock4138]

The Sakhalin flag also depicts the oblast on its flag

[@arposkraft3616]

nepal is one of my favorite flags, it was designed such that you only need a rope and a stick so they could make em while underway , which is cool, its also very mathmatical which i like

[@jeevansingh6944]

Astonished how the nation of Wales is always forgotten in online documentaries. I thought Wales would have been on this...but no.

[@arnoldhayahay9269]

4:26 GK: Mozambique is one of only 4 nations worldwide that use weapons on their flags Saudi Arabia: Am I a joke to you? Kenya (sobbing on the other side): GK forgot about me, I am African too!

[@boberizakovic531]

I think polish lithuanian Commonwealth flag is awesome.

[@mmneander1316]

08:26 : Päijänne Tavastia : OMG, does youtube require you to even censor coats of arms that have been in use for centuries?

[@Mathias-cq4gl]

4:31 What about Oman? it features a sheathed dagger.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Gotta say, That Oriflamme is pretty damn awesome looking

[@swedishbloke]

8:41 what about the flag of Gotland? Look it up if you want, it’s beautiful

[@mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150]

Congrats! Great video.

[@lybertas]

Ukraine's official blue-yellow flag has a great history. Also there is the unofficial "battle" red-black flag. There may be an interesting video about them.

[@Stewart1965HH]

I would also mention two Swiss flags as very beautifull and well designed. Grisons/Graubünden and Valais/Wallis.

[@MarcusBjorkander]

Here’s an idea for a flag contest: Design a new flag for any country you choose, but any symbolism (elements, colours etc.) used must be exclusively from things that have arisen during the last century. For instance, for my own country of Sweden one could design a flag around the IKEA assembly tool and/or something related to Minecraft.

[@lucaschiantodipepe2015]

The flag of Sicily is very old, 1282. The triskelion inside (three legs) appears on coins before Christ. Imagine that the seal of Italy was created only in 1948. In Italy the worst flags are some regional, Emilia and Marche, they look like modern commercial logos with nothing of heraldry.

[@randomsheep2949]

Wait so the contest you have to send the picture of the flag

[@iftekharahmed6104]

Great video. And yes, please make a separate video on the worst flags. Thank you and please keep up the good work.

[@nicolasmartin-minaret6157]

The trinacria used to be a Normand symbol, which could better explain. The isle of Man, is a crown dependency and therefore not part of the UK. Flags with a map (aweful) are usually transitional flags imposed by the UN. Cambodia also had one after the Khmers Rouges

[@ВулеПенкаловић]

You are making nice joob, great videos, interesting topics and good explanation. Juts go on man, greetings from Montenegro.

[@ldlq804]

A lot of this flags go against the flag rules, yet they are still beautifull and usable flags

[@sonkeschluter3654]

What are these flag rules? Something that a eurocentric noble a few hundred years ago declared?

[@ldlq804]

@@sonkeschluter3654 The five Principles are: Keep It Simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory. Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag’s images, colors, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes. Use 2 or 3 Basic Colors. Limit the number of colors on the flag to three which contrast well and come from the standard color set. No Lettering or Seals. Never use writing of any kind or an organization’s seal. Be Distinctive or Be Related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections. From the book Good Flag, Bad Flag, compiled by Ted Kaye

[@WalangHeograpiya]

​@@ldlq804 All those are broken already

[@WalangHeograpiya]

​​@@ldlq804 Keep it simple is broken by Belize Use meaningful symbolism is broken by Bosnia and Herzegovina Use 2 or 3 basic colors is broken by Mauritius No letters and seals are broken by Brazil or Spain Be distinctive is broken by Chad and Romania

[@josephdonnluna4483]

Philippines too... It is unique because it is the only flag that can be reversible... if the color red is on top rather than blue, it indicates war..

[@archvilethe87th60]

The sicily and isle of man flags are one leg away from forming a swastika.

[@DerZufalligeMano]

They actually form a triskelion. But it is in some way kinda like a variant of the swastika.

[@Iamtheliquor]

A reverse swastika is the offensive kind associated with Nazis

[@Azide.01]

@@Iamtheliquor The Swastika was originally the sign of peace, before Hitler reversed it and now it has really just been associated With the Nazi's.

[@Iamtheliquor]

@@Azide.01 basically what i said i just didnt go into how the swastika was a hindu symbol

[@Azide.01]

@@Iamtheliquor Yeah, Hitler literally just slanted the Hindu and changed it to mean "The unconquerable". But i do see how mine and your comment are similar

[@arfareandaneswara3286]

Gibraltar and the Isle of Mann

[@henrymerkel1385]

At 8:55 I may be wrong but I only count 6 additional tails on Venice's flag.

[@Crytica.]

Doesn't Kenya have a shield with two spears and Saudi Arabia a Scimitar/sabre on the bottom of their flag?

[@ZM19.]

Yes, plus Angola has a sword. Also my country has a trident 🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧

[@WalangHeograpiya]

​@@ZM19. You live in Barbados???

[@orak1595]

Udmurtia, which has one of my favourite coat of arms, has also a very cool subdivisonal flag (Zavyalovski Raion) ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Завьяловский_район_(Удмуртия)#/media/Файл%3AFlag_of_Zavyalovo_Region_(Udmurtia).svg

[@jpfl14999]

Thank you for making these videos, they are always very interesting.

[@General.Knowledge]

Thanks!

[@Painocus]

Newly created Norwegian county of Viken was close to having a dragon on it's emblem too (dragon heads being an old symbol of the region), but unfortunatly went with some abstract boat shapes instead.

[@ogb1923]

Kenya also has spears on it!

[@1silviamar]

I really like your videos but this one was awesome! And yes! I would like a video on the least interesting flags of the world (maybe hoy should find a kind of positive feature on them so as to offend as few people as possible) 😉

[@bathamsteryt]

General Knowledge can you please give me a link to the contest instead and is it okay if I use a website to create the flag to merge the flags I AM NOT STEALING IT FROM THE WEBSITE I TOOK THE 2 SEPERATE FLAGS FROM THERE AND COMBINED THEM ON THERE WEBSITE

[@Hendricus56]

There is no separate website, but you can join the Discord server and submit your flag there

[@bathamsteryt]

@@Hendricus56 ok thank you

[@orion2116]

Very small correction *The Isle of Man is technically a British crown protectorate, rather than a part of the UK

[@EKC2024]

Saudi Arabia also uses a weapon in it, a sword

[@nothinghere200]

Austria-hungary flag is coolest for me

[@scottpumo6010]

In the flag for eswatini the thing that you thought was a staff is a part of the shield

[@paradoxer007]

10:05 this soldier represents Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossacks