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Sovereign states

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Albania
Albania
Algeria
Algeria
Andorra
Andorra
Angola
Angola
Argentina
Argentina
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Australia
Australia
Austria
Austria
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Bahamas
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Barbados
Barbados
Belgium
Belgium
Benin
Benin
Bhutan
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bolivia
Botswana
Botswana
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Burma
Burma
Burundi
Burundi
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Cameroon
Cameroon
Canada
Canada
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Central African Empire (until 21 September) / Central African Republic (from 21 September)
Central African Empire
(until 21 September) /
Central African Republic
(from 21 September)
Chad
Chad
Chile
Chile
People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Colombia
Comoros
Comoros
People's Republic of the Congo
People's Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cuba
Cyprus
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Denmark
Djibouti
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ecuador
Egypt
Egypt
El Salvador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea (until 21 August)
Equatorial Guinea (until 21 August)
Equatorial Guinea (from 21 August)
Equatorial Guinea (from 21 August)
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Fiji
Finland
Finland
France
France
Gabon
Gabon
Gambia
Gambia
East Germany
East Germany
West Germany
West Germany
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ghana
Ghana
Greece
Greece
Grenada
Grenada
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Guyana
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Hungary
Hungary
Iceland
Iceland
India
India
Indonesia
Indonesia
Iran (until 5 February)
Iran (until 5 February)
Iran (from 5 February)
Iran (from 5 February)
Iraq
Iraq
Ireland
Ireland
Israel
Israel
Italy
Italy
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jamaica
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
Kampuchea (until 7 January)
Kampuchea (until 7 January)
Kampuchea (from 7 January)
Kampuchea (from 7 January)
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Kenya
Kenya
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Kiribati (from 12 July)
Kiribati (from 12 July)
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kuwait
Laos
Laos
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lesotho
Lesotho
Liberia
Liberia
Libya
Libya
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Madagascar
Malawi
Malawi
Malaysia
Malaysia
Maldives
Maldives
Mali
Mali
Malta
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mauritius
Mexico
Mexico
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Monaco
Monaco
Mongolia
Mongolia
Morocco
Morocco
Mozambique
Mozambique
Nauru
Nauru
Nepal
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Niger
Niger
Nigeria
Nigeria
Norway
Norway
Oman
Oman
Pakistan
Pakistan
Panama
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Philippines
Philippines
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Qatar
Qatar
Rhodesia (until 2 September)
Rhodesia (until 2 September)
Romania
Romania
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Rwanda
Rwanda
Saint Lucia (from 1 March)
Saint Lucia (from 1 March)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from 27 October)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from 27 October)
San Marino
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Senegal
Seychelles
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somalia
South Africa
South Africa
Spain
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sudan
Suriname
Suriname
Swaziland
Swaziland
Sweden
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Syria
Syria
Taiwan
Taiwan
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Tanzania
Tanzania
Thailand
Thailand
Togo
Togo
Tonga
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkey
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uganda
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
Upper Volta
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vatican City
Vatican City
Venezuela
Venezuela
Vietnam
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Western Samoa
North Yemen
North Yemen
South Yemen
South Yemen
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zaire
Zambia
Zambia

Colonies, concessions, possessions, protectorates, mandates and territories

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Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)
Christmas Island (Australia)
Christmas Island (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Jervis Bay Territory (Australia)
Jervis Bay Territory (Australia)
Norfolk Island (until 6 June; Australia)
Norfolk Island (until 6 June; Australia)
Norfolk Island (from 6 June; Australia)
Norfolk Island (from 6 June; Australia)
Greenland (from 1 May; Denmark)
Greenland (from 1 May; Denmark)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Åland Islands (Finland)
Åland Islands (Finland)
Clipperton Island (France)
Clipperton Island (France)
French Guiana (France)
French Guiana (France)
French Polynesia (France)
French Polynesia (France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
Gambier Islands (France)
Gambier Islands (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Guadeloupe (France)
Marquesas Islands (France)
Marquesas Islands (France)
Martinique (France)
Martinique (France)
Mayotte (France)
Mayotte (France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Caledonia (France)
New Hebrides (France)
New Hebrides (France)
Réunion (France)
Réunion (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Tuamotus (France)
Tuamotus (France)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
Kosrae (Micronesia)
Kosrae (Micronesia)
Pohnpei (Micronesia)
Pohnpei (Micronesia)
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Cook Islands (until 4 August; New Zealand)
Cook Islands
(until 4 August; New Zealand)
Cook Islands (from 4 August; New Zealand)
Cook Islands
(from 4 August; New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Niue (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Jan Mayen (Norway)
Jan Mayen (Norway)
Peter I Island (Norway)
Peter I Island (Norway)
Queen Maud Land (Norway)
Queen Maud Land (Norway)
Svalbard (Norway)
Svalbard (Norway)
Azores (until 10 April; Portugal)
Azores (until 10 April; Portugal)
Azores (from 10 April; Portugal)
Azores (from 10 April; Portugal)
Macau (Portugal)
Macau (Portugal)
Madeira (Portugal)
Madeira (Portugal)
South West Africa (South Africa)
South West Africa (South Africa)
Canary Islands (Spain)
Canary Islands (Spain)
Ceuta (Spain)
Ceuta (Spain)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
(United Kingdom)
Antigua (United Kingdom)
Antigua (United Kingdom)
Belize (United Kingdom)
Belize (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom)
British Antarctic Territory
(United Kingdom)
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
British Indian Ocean Territory
(United Kingdom)
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
Brunei (United Kingdom)
Brunei (United Kingdom)
Canton and Enderbury Islands (until 12 July; United Kingdom and United States)
Canton and Enderbury Islands
(until 12 July; United Kingdom and United States)
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Gilbert Islands (until 11 July; United Kingdom)
Gilbert Islands
(until 11 July; United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
Herm (United Kingdom)
Herm (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
Hong Kong (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Montserrat (United Kingdom)
Montserrat (United Kingdom)
New Hebrides (United Kingdom)
New Hebrides (United Kingdom)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
Saint Lucia (until 1 March; United Kingdom)
Saint Lucia
(until 1 March; United Kingdom)
Saint Vincent (until 27 October; United Kingdom)
Saint Vincent
(until 27 October; United Kingdom)
Sark (United Kingdom)
Sark (United Kingdom)
Southern Rhodesia (from 12 December; United Kingdom)
Southern Rhodesia
(from 12 December; United Kingdom)
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
Turks and Caicos Islands
(United Kingdom)
American Samoa (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Baker Island (United States)
Guam (United States)
Guam (United States)
Howland Island (United States)
Howland Island (United States)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Jarvis Island (United States)
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Johnston Atoll (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
Kingman Reef (United States)
Midway Atoll (United States)
Midway Atoll (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Navassa Island (United States)
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Palmyra Atoll (United States)
Panama Canal Zone (until 30 September; United States)
Panama Canal Zone
(until 30 September; United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Petrel Islands (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Puerto Rico (United States)
Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
Quita Sueno Bank (United States)
Roncador Bank (United States)
Roncador Bank (United States)
Serrana Bank (United States)
Serrana Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Serranilla Bank (United States)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (United States)
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (United States)
United States Virgin Islands (United States)
United States Virgin Islands
(United States)
Wake Island (United States)
Wake Island (United States)

Australian states

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Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australians
Bumbunga
Bumbunga
New South Wales
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Queensland
Queensland
South Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Tasmania
Victoria
Victoria
Western Australia
Western Australia

Canadian states

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Alberta
Alberta
British Columbia
British Columbia
Manitoba
Manitoba
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory

Sovereign U.S. states

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Alabama
Alabama
Alaska
Alaska
Arizona
Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas
California
California
Colorado
Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut
Delaware
Delaware
Florida
Florida
Georgia
Georgia
Hawaii
Hawaii
Idaho
Idaho
Illinois
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas
Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisiana
Louisiana
Maine
Maine
Maryland
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan
Minnesota
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri
Montana
Montana
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nevada
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Mexico
New Mexico
New York
New York
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Dakota
North Dakota
Ohio
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Tennessee
Texas
Texas
Utah
Utah
Vermont
Vermont
Virginia
Virginia
Washington
Washington
West Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Wyoming

Non-UN members or observers

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Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Timor Timur
Timor Timur

Other entities

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Democratic People's Republic of Angola
Democratic People's Republic of Angola
Antarctica
Antarctica
Bophuthatswana
Bophuthatswana
Rwenzururu
Rwenzururu
San Juan
San Juan
Sumatra
Sumatra
Tibet
Tibet
Transkei
Transkei
Venda (from 13 September)
Venda (from 13 September)
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1 September to 12 December)
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
(1 September to 12 December)

International organizations

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African and Malagasy Union
African and Malagasy Union
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CARICOM
CARICOM
Comecon
Comecon
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Union
European Union
Federation of Vexillological Associations
Federation of Vexillological Associations
Latin American Parliament
Latin American Parliament
League of Arab States
League of Arab States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Olympic Movement
Olympic Movement
Organization of African Unity
Organization of African Unity
Organization of American States
Organization of American States
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Red Crescent
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Lion and Sun
Red Lion and Sun
Red Magen David
Red Magen David
Scout Movement
Scout Movement
United Nations
United Nations

Other culturals

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Buddhism
Buddhism
Esperanto
Esperanto
Mohawk Warrior Society
Mohawk Warrior Society
Pan-African Flag
Pan-African Flag
Pride Flag (until 1979)
Pride Flag (until 1979)
Pride Flag (from 1979)
Pride Flag (from 1979)
Romani
Romani