Flags by color · 36 flags
Red, White and Green Flags
12 flags use only red, white and green. The best known are Italy, Mexico, Hungary, Bulgaria, Iran and Algeria. Another 23 flags include these colors with others.
Flags that are only red, white and green12
Flags with red, white and green and other colors24
Palestine 
Jordan 
South Africa 
Kenya 
United Arab Emirates 
Sudan 
Syria 
Wales 
Dominica 
Guyana 
Myanmar 
Uzbekistan 
Zimbabwe 
Equatorial Guinea 
Kuwait 
Seychelles 
South Sudan 
Western Sahara 
Gambia 
Central African Republic 
Comoros 
Namibia 
British Virgin Islands 
Pitcairn Islands Which countries have red, white and green flags?
Europe has three horizontal or vertical tricolors. Italy has vertical green, white and red bands with no emblem. Hungary has horizontal red, white and green. Bulgaria has horizontal white, green and red stripes. Mexico looks like Italy but adds an eagle on a cactus in the white band, and its bands are slightly different in shade.
In the Middle East and Asia, Iran has green, white and red stripes with an emblem and a repeated inscription along the stripe edges. Lebanon has red, white and red with a green cedar tree in the middle. Oman has white, red and green horizontal stripes next to a vertical red band at the hoist, with the national emblem in the upper corner. Tajikistan has red, white and green bands with a crown and stars in the white stripe.
In Africa, Algeria is split vertically into green and white with a red crescent and star. Burundi has a white saltire dividing the flag into red and green fields, with three red stars in a white circle. Madagascar has a white vertical stripe on the hoist and red and green horizontal stripes on the right. South America adds Suriname, with horizontal bands of green, white and red and a yellow star.
Why are red, white and green so common on flags?
The Italian tricolor, first used in the 1790s, was modeled on the French flag, with green replacing blue. Mexico's tricolor, in use since the independence period of 1821, has nearly the same colors, which is why its coat of arms matters when telling the two apart. Hungary's red, white and green came from its coat of arms and became the national tricolor in the 1848 revolution.
Bulgaria's white, green and red follow the Pan-Slavic tradition of tricolors. In the Muslim world, green is a color closely tied to Islam, which helps explain Iran, Algeria and Oman.
Frequently asked questions
What country has a red, white and green flag?
Several do. Italy, Mexico, Hungary, Bulgaria, Iran, Algeria, Lebanon, Madagascar, Oman, Burundi, Suriname and Tajikistan all use only these three colors.
What is the difference between the Italian and Mexican flags?
Both have vertical green, white and red bands. Mexico's flag has a coat of arms with an eagle in the center, and Italy's is plain.
What flag is green, white and red horizontally?
Iran has horizontal green, white and red. Hungary has red, white and green, and Bulgaria has white, green and red.
Which red, white and green flag has a cedar tree?
Lebanon. The green cedar sits on a white stripe between two red stripes.
How many flags have red, white and green?
Thirty-six flags in our collection contain all three colors. Twelve use only these three: Bulgaria, Burundi, Algeria, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mexico, Oman, Suriname and Tajikistan. The rest add yellow, black, blue or other colors. The group includes Italy, Mexico and Iran.
Which red, white and green flag has a star and crescent?
Algeria. Its flag has two equal vertical bars, green at the hoist and white at the fly, with a red star and crescent in the center. It was adopted on 3 July 1962. The two bars are equal in size.