Flags with a cross
20 UN countries have a clearly visible cross on their flag: the Nordic crosses of Northern Europe, the Swiss cross, the crosses of the British Union Jack, which four Pacific countries carry in their corner, and a few X-shaped saltires.
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Australia red, white and blue -
Burundi red, white and green -
Denmark red and white -
Dominica red, white, green, yellow and black -
Dominican Republic red, white and blue -
Fiji red, white and blue -
Finland white and blue -
Georgia red and white -
Greece white and blue -
Iceland red, white and blue -
Jamaica green, yellow and black -
Malta red and white -
New Zealand red, white and blue -
Norway red, white and blue -
Slovakia red, white and blue -
Sweden blue and yellow -
Switzerland red and white -
Tonga red and white -
Tuvalu red, white and blue -
United Kingdom red, white and blue
The ones people look for
- White cross on red: Switzerland (a square flag) and Denmark (the cross is shifted towards the pole, the Nordic cross).
- Red cross on white: Georgia (one large cross and four small ones). Tonga has a red cross on a white square in the corner of a red flag.
- Nordic crosses: blue on white for Finland, yellow on blue for Sweden, blue edged in white on red for Norway, red edged in white on blue for Iceland.
- White cross on blue: Greece, in the corner next to the nine stripes.
- Saltires (X-shaped crosses): yellow for Jamaica, white for Burundi. The United Kingdom has two, combined with the cross of St George, and the Union Jack sits in the corner of the flags of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tuvalu.
- Others: the white cross of the Dominican Republic, the yellow, black and white cross of Dominica, the George Cross (a medal) of Malta and the double cross on Slovakia’s coat of arms.
By colour
- Red, white and blue flags : Australia, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Tuvalu, United Kingdom.
- Red and white flags : Denmark, Georgia, Malta, Switzerland, Tonga.
- White and blue flags : Finland, Greece.
Other symbols
Flags with a starFlags with a crescent moonFlags with a sunFlags with an eagle