Flags with a sun
15 UN countries have a sun on their flag: with rays, like the “Sun of May” of Argentina and Uruguay, or as a plain disc, like Japan’s.
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Antigua and Barbuda red, white, blue and black -
Argentina white and blue -
Bangladesh red and green -
Japan red and white -
Kazakhstan blue and yellow -
Kiribati red, white, blue and yellow -
Kyrgyzstan red and yellow -
Malawi red, green and black -
Namibia red, white, blue and green -
Nepal red, white and blue -
Niger white, green and orange -
North Macedonia red and yellow -
Philippines red, white and blue -
Rwanda blue, green and yellow -
Uruguay white and blue
The ones people look for
- A plain disc: Japan (red on white), Bangladesh (red on green), Niger (orange on the white band).
- Sun of May, with a face: Argentina and Uruguay.
- Rising sun: Malawi (red, on the black band), Antigua and Barbuda, Kiribati (above the sea, with a frigatebird).
- Sun with rays: Kyrgyzstan (40 rays), North Macedonia (8 rays reaching the edges), Namibia, Rwanda, the Philippines, Kazakhstan (above an eagle).
- Nepal has both a sun and a moon, on the only national flag that is not rectangular.
Mongolia also has a sun and a moon, inside its soyombo symbol.
By colour
- White and blue flags : Argentina, Uruguay.
- Red and yellow flags : Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia.
- Red, white and blue flags : Nepal, Philippines.
Other symbols
Flags with a crossFlags with a starFlags with a crescent moonFlags with an eagle