Flags of North America

This page shows 41 flags of North America, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, the seven Central American countries, and Caribbean islands and territories.

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Flag of Anguilla Anguilla The Valley Flag of Antigua & Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda Flag of Aruba Aruba Oranjestad Flag of Bahamas Bahamas Nassau Flag of Barbados Barbados Bridgetown Flag of Belize Belize Belmopan Flag of Bermuda Bermuda Hamilton Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Road Town Flag of Canada Canada Ottawa Flag of Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands George Town Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica San José Flag of Cuba Cuba Havana Flag of Curaçao Curaçao Willemstad Flag of Dominica Dominica Roseau Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Flag of El Salvador El Salvador San Salvador Flag of Greenland Greenland Nuuk Flag of Grenada Grenada St. George's Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Basse-Terre Flag of Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala City Flag of Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince Flag of Honduras Honduras Tegucigalpa Flag of Jamaica Jamaica Kingston Flag of Martinique Martinique Fort-de-France Flag of Mexico Mexico Mexico City Flag of Montserrat Montserrat Brades Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua Managua Flag of Panama Panama Panama City Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico San Juan Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Philipsburg Flag of St. Barthélemy St. Barthélemy Gustavia Flag of St. Kitts & Nevis St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterre Flag of St. Lucia St. Lucia Castries Flag of St. Martin St. Martin Marigot Flag of St. Pierre & Miquelon St. Pierre & Miquelon Saint-Pierre Flag of St. Vincent & Grenadines St. Vincent & Grenadines Kingstown Flag of Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Flag of Turks & Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos Islands Cockburn Town Flag of United States United States Washington, D.C. Flag of US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie

Colors and symbols on North American flags

The three biggest countries have three very different styles. Canada has a red maple leaf between two red bars, introduced in 1965. The United States flag shows 13 stripes for the original colonies and 50 stars, one for each state, in its current form since 1960. Mexico pairs a green, white and red tricolor with an eagle on a cactus eating a snake, a symbol from Aztec legend.

Central America shares a motif. Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua use blue-white-blue bands from the old United Provinces of Central America, while Costa Rica and Panama follow their own styles. In the Caribbean, the flags are bold: Jamaica is the only national flag without red, white or blue, using a gold saltire on green and black. Haiti uses blue and red with its coat of arms on a white panel, Dominica displays a purple parrot, and the Dominican Republic places an open Bible at the center of its emblem. Barbados shows a broken trident, and Belize features two figures and a ring of leaves. Further north, Greenland has a two-tone circle on white and red, and Bermuda shows a lion holding a shield.

Oldest and newest flags in the region

Haiti (1804), Mexico (1821) and Cuba (1902 in its current form) have some of the oldest continuous designs in the region, and the Stars and Stripes dates to 1777, though it has been updated many times as states joined. Caribbean independence in the 1960s to 1980s created many newer designs, such as Barbados (1966), the Bahamas (1973), Grenada (1974) and Belize (1981). Canada replaced its red ensign with the maple leaf only in 1965, and Greenland adopted its own flag in 1985.

Several territories use British blue ensigns, with the Union Jack in the corner and a local badge: Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands. Dutch territories, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, have designs of their own.

Look-alike flags people confuse

Cuba and Puerto Rico are the best-known pair: both have five stripes and a white star in a triangle at the hoist, but Cuba has blue stripes and a red triangle, while Puerto Rico reverses them to red stripes and a blue triangle. Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua all share blue-white-blue and are told apart by their emblems and stars. Trinidad and Tobago is easy to spot by its black-edged diagonal stripe, while St. Kitts and Nevis also uses a diagonal band, in black and yellow.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Caribbean flags are there?

The Caribbean has 13 sovereign island nations (Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago) plus many dependent territories. All of them are on this page.

Which North American country has the most stars on its flag?

The United States, with 50 stars. Other flags with stars include Cuba and Puerto Rico (one each), Grenada (seven) and Panama (two).

Is Central America part of North America?

Yes. Geographically, Central America and the Caribbean are part of the North American continent, which is why they are listed on this page.

What flag is 🇸🇽?

It is the flag of Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the island of Saint Martin, with red and blue bands, a white triangle and a coat of arms.

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