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Flag of Nauru Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 31 January 1968 (Nauruan independence) Part 1 Rule 1: A child may not be able to draw the exact number of points in the star, but recognizability is more important than perfection. Rule 2: In 1888 Germany annexed Nauru (which had been in a civil war...

Flag of Namibia Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 21 March 1990 (Namibian independence) Part 1 Rule 1: A child can draw this from memory. I don't know if they could draw the exact number of rays in the sun. but recognizability is more important than perfection. Rule 2: In 1884 German South-West...

Flag of Myanmar (also known as Burma) Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 21 October 2010 Part 1 Rule 1: A child cpuld draw tis simple tricolor with a simple emblem from memory. Rule 2: From 1752 to 1885 Burma was an absolute monarchy ruled by the Konbaung Dynasty, whose territory included parts of...

Flag of Mozambique Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 1 May 1983 Part 1 Rule 1: A child could not draw an AK-47 from memory. Rule 2: From 1498 to 1975 Mozambique was a Portuguese colony (though after 1951 it was officially an oversease province of Portugal). In 1964 FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de...

Flag of Morocco Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 17 November 1915. Part 1 Rule 1: A child can draw this flag from memory. The star is pretty simple. Rule 2: In the year 670 AD the Umayyad Caliphate conquered Morocco and brought its language and religion to the country. In 739 the Berbers revolted...

Flag of Montenegro Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 13 July 2004 Part 1 Rule 1: A child could not draw the coat of arms from memory. Rule 2: The Crnojević dynasty, which from 1431 to 1498 ruled Zeta, whose territory was roughly what is now that of Montenegro (plus parts of northern Albania), had a...

Flag of Mongolia Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted : 1940 (star removed on 12 February 1992) Part 1 Rule 1: Although all the elements on the flags are simple, there are a lot of them, so I don't think could draw the flag from memory. Rule 2: Mongolia was part of China from the 17h century to 1911...

Flag of Monaco Ratio: 4:5 (though the flag is commonly shown as 2:3) Adopted: 4 April 1881 Part 1 Part 1: This flag is pretty simple. Part 2: In 1191 Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor gave Monaco to the Republic of Genoa. In 1215 Genoese Ghibelines began to build a fortress atop the Rock of Monaco...

badposter, please.

Flag of Moldova Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 27 April 1990 (more than a year before Moldovan independence on 27 August 1991) Part 1 Rule 1: A child could not draw that coat of arms from memory. Rule 2: From 1346 to 1812 what is now Moldova was part of Principality of Moldavia (which also...

Flag of Mexico Ratio: 4:7 (a rather odd ratio. Iran is the only other national flag with it, assuming you don't use the construction sheet that gives Iran's flag a 1:75/28 ⋅ (7√5 − 15) aspect ratio) Adopted: 2 November 1821 (current coat of arms adopted on 16 September 1968) Part 1 Rule 1: A...

Flag of Mauritius Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 12 March 1968 (Mauritian independence). Part 1 Rule 1: A child can draw this flag from memory. It's a simple flag with just four bands. Rule 2: Mauritius was first discovered by the Arabs during the Middle Ages. The islands were then visited by the...

Flag of Mauritania Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 1 April 1959 (more than a year before Mauritanian independence on 28 November 1960) Part 1 Rule 1: A child can draw this flag from memory. Rule 2: From 1904 to 1958 Mauritania was a French, part of French West Africa. During that time...

Flag of the Marshall Islands Ratio: 10:19 (a strange ratio which the flags of Liberia, the Federated of Micronesia, and the United States also have. You may notice that the flags with this ratio are that of the US, and the flag of a few countries which have been influenced by the United States...

Except that Jar'Edo Wens was a hoax. He had a Wikipedia article from 2005 to 2015, and also had an article in French Wikipedia. Other hoaxes: The Bicholim conflict, a conflict between Portugal and the Maratha Empire from 1640 to 1641. The article existed from 2007 to 2012 and actually got the...

Flag of Malta Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 21 September 1974 (Maltese independence) Part 1 Rule 1: A child could not draw the Cross from memory. Rule 2: From 870 to 1091, Malta was part of the Emirate of Sicily. (before then, it was part of Phoenicia, Carthage, the Roman Empire, and the Eastern...

Fixed, thanks for telling. . Flag of Mali Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 1 March 1961. Part 1 Rule 1: This flag is a simple tricolor. Rule 2: From 1880 to 1958 Mali was a French colony, part of the federation of French West Africa, known as French Sudan (technically, it was only known as French...

Flag of the Maldives Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 25 July 1965 (one day before the Maldives became independent) Part 1 Rule 1: This flag is pretty simple. Rule 2: The very first flag used in the Sultanate of the Maldives was a plain red flag (the Maldives had been a sultanate since 1153, when...

Flag of Malaysia Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 26 May 1950 (as flag of the Malayan Federation, which would become independent on 31 August 1957). Current number of stripes and points in the star adopted on 16 September 1963 (Malaysia established). Part 1 Rule 1: A child may not be able to draw...

Flag of Malawi Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 6 July 1964 (Malawian independence). Readopted on 28 May 2012. Part 1 Rule 1: The sun in the flag has a lot of rays. A child may not draw the number of rays in the flag from memory, but recognizabilitu is more important than perfection (and from what...

Flag of Madagascar Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 14 October 1958 (less than two years before Madagascar's independence on 26 June 1960) Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple flag. A child can draw it from memory. Rule 2: From the middle of the 16th century to 1897 much of Madagascar was ruled by the...

Flag of a country in Southeast Europe known by some as Macedonia and by other as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 5 October 1995 Part 1 Rule 1: I don't know if a child could draw the exact number of rays in the sun, but recognizability is more important...

I rarely swear when I'm talking. When I'm thinking or typing, however...

Flag of Luxembourg Ratio: Either 1:2 or 3:5, both ratios are official, interestingly enough. Adopted: First flag with the colors used in 1830. Design fixed on 12 June 1845. First law regulating the flag passed on 23 June 1972. Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple tricolor. Rule 2: The first flag in...

Flag of Lithuania Ratio: 3:5 (the third most common flag ratio) Adopted: 19 April 1918 (two months after Lithuanian independence on 16 February 1918). Readopted on 11 March 1990 (declaration of Lithuanian restoration of independence). Current ratio adopted on 8 July 2004. Part 1 Rule 1: It's a...

Flag of Liechtenstein Ratio: 3:5 (the third most common flag ratio) Adopted: 5 October 1921 (Liechtenstein's constitution adopted). Crown added on 24 June 1937. Part 1 Rule 1: A chid could not draw the crown perfectly from memory, but recognizability is more important than perfection (I wonder...

Flag of Libya Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 24 December 1951 (Libyan independence). Readopted on 3 August 2011. Part 1 Rule 1: A child could draw this flag from memory. It's a simple flag. Rule 2: Libya was, before 1912, part of the Ottoman Empire, but after the Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912) it...

Flag of Liberia Ratio: 10:19 (same as that of the US flag) Adopted: 26 July 1847 (Liberian independence) Part 1 Rule 1: A child could draw this flag from memory, though some children couldn't draw the exact number of stripes. But recognizability is more important than perfection. Rule 2: The...

Flag of Lesotho Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 4 October 2006 Part 1 Rule 1: I think the flag is mostly simple, but the pattern in the bottom of the hat could be too hard for a child to draw perfectly from memory. Rule 2: On 4 October 1966 the Kingdom of Lesotho gained independence from the UK. A...

I'm back! Flag of Lebanon Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 7 December 1943 (less than a month after Lebanese independence on 22 November 1943) Part 1 Rule 1: A child could draw the cedar tree recognizably, but not perfectly. But as I have written , the former is more important. Rule 2: The cedar...

I'm back home. Had to wake up at 3:30, though I'm not too tired right now.

lmao I put in Lithuania instead of Latvia (I fixed the mistake though) Anyways I have to announce that I'll be away from home for three days (family reasons) starting from tomorrow and, while I'll probably have Internet access I won't post in this topic. So I'll post three bad flags...

Flag of Latvia Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: In use since 13th century. Adopted by the Republic of Latvia on 15 June 1921 (years after Latvia declared independence on 8 November 1918). Readopted on 27 February 1990 (more than a year before Latvian restoration of independence on 21 August 1991)...

Flag of Laos Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 12 October 1945 (first time Laos became independent from France). Readopted on 2 December 1975 (Lao People's Democratic Republic established.) Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple flag. A child could draw it from memory. Rule 2: From 1893 to 1945 what is now...

Flag of Kyrgyzstan Ratio: 3:5 (the third most common flag ratio) Adopted: 3 March 1992 (less than a year after Kyrgyz independence on 31 August 1992) Part 1 Rule 1: I think some children can't memorize the exact number of sunrays. But I think a child can draw the rest of sun from memory, and...

Flag of Kuwait Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 7 September 1961 (less than 3 months after independence on 19 June 1961) Part 1 Rule 1: A child could draw this flag from memory. Rule 2: This is a Pan-Arab flag, which means it's time for the Pan-Aran copypasta: Before 1899 Kuwait was officially...

Note: If you don't recognize Kosovo's independence pretend this post never happened. Flag of Kosovo (Recognized by 108 members. If a country is recognized by more than 10 UN members I'll write about its flag) Ratio: 5:7 (an unusual ratio, which, interestingly enough, is the same as that of...

Flag of Kiribati Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 12 July 1979 (Kiribati's independence= Part 1 Rule 1: I don't know if a child could draw the exact number of waves or rays of the sun from memory. Also I don't think a child could draw the bird from memory. Rule 2: This flag's origins come from the...

Flag of Kenya Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 12 December 1963 (Kenyan independence) Part 1 Rule 1: I don't think the shield is that complex, but I could be wrong on this. Rule 2: I'm being kinda dishonest when I say that Ethiopia's colors are the Pan-African colors. Sure, they're the most used...

Characters from an anime.

Flag of Kazakhstan Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 4 June 1992 (less than a year after Kazakh independence on 16 December 1991) Part 1 Rule 1: I don't think a child could draw the pattern from memory, nor do I think they could draw the eagle from memory. I think the child could draw the sun from...

I'm not mentioning naval ensigns or war flags (unless the flag is the origin of the national flag, like Sardinia's war flag later became their national flag.) Well, I think design-wise it's not bad. The Japanaese naval ensign is pretty unpopular in China and Korea, which maked a lot of sense...

RIP

The Moon, please. Edit: Thanks.

Flag of Japan (also known as the Nisshōki (日章旗, sun-mark flag) or the Hinomaru (日の丸, circle of the sun) Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: 27 February 1870 (as civil ensign). Flag slightly changed and adopted as national flag on 13 August 1999. Part 1 Rule 1: A child could draw this flag from memory...

Flag of Jamaica Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 6 August 1962 (Jamaican independence) Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple flag. A child could draw it from memory. Rule 2: The green represents Jamaica's land, the black represents hardships (Jamaica, after it was colonized by Spain, had its natives become...

Flag of Ivory Coast (officially known as Côte d'Ivoire, the country's name in French) Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 3 December 1959 (less than a year before Ivorian independence on 7 August 1960) Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple tricolor. Rule 2: Orange represents the land, fertility and the...

Flag of Italy Ratio: 2:3 (normal) Adopted: 18 June 1946 (Italy becomes a republic. Coat of arms removed). Officialy adopted when the Italian constitution came into effect on 1 January 1848. Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple tricolor. Rule 2: During the French Revolutionary Wars, the French army, led...

Flag of Israel Civil ensign (Note: has a 2:3 ratio.) Ratio: 8:11 (an unusual ratio) Adopted: 28 October 1948 (Five months after the founding of the State of Israel)\ Part 1 Rule 1: A star of David can be made by drawing two triangles. It's pretty simple. Rule 2: The Austrian Jewish poet Ludwig...

Flag of Ireland Ratio: 1:2 (normal) Adopted: 6 December 1922 (Irish Free State founded). Constitutionally confirmed with the Irish Constitution of 1937 (adopted on 29 December of that year) Part 1 Rule 1: It's a simple tricolor with no emblems. Rule 2: The Society of United Irishmen, a late...