National Flag - Unusual Flags

Unusual Flags

• The flag of Nepal is the only national flag which is non-rectangular as well as being the only national flag that is taller than it is wide.
• The flags of Switzerland and the Vatican City are the only national flags which are exact squares.
• The flag of Togo is the only rectangle national flag (also in history) with an irrational proportion -- its ratio of lengthes is the mystic golden ratio.
• The flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya during its period of use (1977–2011) was the only national flag consisting just of a single solid color (green) with no other designs or symbols.
• The flags of Cyprus and Kosovo (and that of the Australian territory of Christmas Island) are the only national flags which depict the shape of the area that they represent (the Korean Unification Flag depicts the Korean Peninsula, although it is not an official flag in either North or South Korea). There are many proposals for a future flag of a dejure independent Taiwan which also depict the shape or map of the island of Taiwan (Formosa). None of them is the official flag of the Republic of China yet, and many design options are present. Additionally, the flag of Tuvalu has nine stars arranged in a geographically accurate pattern representing the nine islands of the nation.
• The flag of Paraguay is not identical on its obverse and reverse sides.
• The flag of Mozambique is the only national flag to incorporate an actual modern firearm into its design (an AK-47). The flag of Guatemala has two rifles forming part of the coat of arms displayed as an insignia; however, these are Remington rifles dating from 1871.
• The flag of the Philippines is the only flag which may be hoisted upside-down when the Filipino Congress has declared the nation to be in a "state of war". The reverse case is true for peacetime, when the flag is hoisted with blue stripe over the red. The peacetime arrangement is the more conventional method for displaying this flag unless the situation calls for otherwise.
• The flag of Afghanistan and the flag of Ecuador, as well as the flag of the Ethiopian Empire (1137–1974), are unusual in that their designs contain representations of themselves. The emblem of Afghanistan, located in the center of the Afghan flag, has two national flags within it.