What's New Recent changes/additions are:  January, 2004 Georgia - new national flag. Gibraltar - updated design detail of national flag. United States - state flag of Georgia updated.    February, 2003 Serbia & Montenegro - new name for Yugoslavia.    January, 2003 Irân - corrected drawing of emblem and arabic writing.    October, 2002 Commonwealth - added flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Switzerland - now UN member. Timor-Leste - new country name, now UN member. Tristan da Cunha - new flags.    September, 2002 Flag Shop - see our brand new flag shop, for all your flag needs.    May, 2002 East Timor - new national flag.    February, 2002 Afghanistan - new national flag. Bahrain - new country name, national flag and royal standard. Canada - province name of Newfoundland & Labrador updated. Comoros - new national flag.    January, 2002 Rwanda - new national flag of Rwanda. Andorra - currency updated. Aruba - currency updated. Austria - currency updated. Belgium - currency updated. Finland - currency updated. France - currency updated. French Guiana - currency updated. French Polynesia - currency updated. French Southern & Antarctic Lands - currency updated. Germany - currency updated. Greece - currency updated. Guadeloupe - currency updated. Ireland - currency updated. Italy - currency updated. Luxembourg - currency updated. Martinique - currency updated. Mayotte - currency updated. Monaco - currency updated. Netherlands - currency updated. Netherlands Antilles - currency updated. New Caledonia - currency updated. Portugal - currency updated. Réunion - currency updated. San Marino - currency updated. Spain - currency updated. St. Pierre & Miquelon - currency updated. Tromelin - currency updated. Vatican City - currency updated.    October, 2001 India - new naval ensign added. Canada - Newfoundland traditional flag corrected. Many small changes to the country data to reflect updates and corrections.    May, 2001 Commonwealth - organization flag updated. Turkmenistan - new national flag of Turkmenistan. United States - state flag of Wyoming corrected with the seal in blue.    February, 2001 Poland - Polish eagle corrected to match government drawing and air ensign added. United States - new state flag of Georgia added.    January, 2001 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands - flag images corrected to show the full achievement of arms.    December, 2000 Hong Kong - regional flag corrected to match official specification and more flags added. Hungary - state flag added. Flag Books - four more flag books added.    September, 2000 A new section "Flags from History" covers flags for specific historical periods or events. Initially it only contains World War II but I plan to add more periods shortly. FIAV - new entry. Islamic Conference - new entry. Jordan - national flag corrected, naval ensign and royal standard added. Nordic Council - new entry. Olympics - new entry. Pacific Community - new entry. Red Cross - new entry. SAMI - new entry. Scouts & Guides - new entry. Sovereign Military Order of Malta - new entry.    August, 2000 Andorra - national flag and arms changed to match new government drawings Egypt - eagle on national and naval ensigns corrected Eritrea - national flag corrected India - aspect ratio of naval ensign corrected Mongolia - shade of blue corrected Paraguay - aspect ratio corrected Saudi Arabia - civil ensign corrected Switzerland - cantonal flag of Schwytz corrected United Kingdom - 30 new flags added United States - state flags of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Oregon updated Yugoslavia - separate flag of Montenegro added    June, 2000 The main index has been redone, with clearer links to the different parts of the site. The new "Complete Index" now includes sub-national regions. There is a new section "About Flags" which includes the list of other websites that it replaces in the navigation bar. The section is still under construction but I hope it will answer many of your queries about flags.    March, 2000 Advertising banners have been added to all the pages. As the popularity of this site has grown over the last few years the costs of hosting it have increased. In order to cover these costs and provide the opportunity to expand the site I have decided to take advertising. I am using a very reputable ad agency that does not take adverts for subjects unsuitable for children, but if you do come across an advert that you feel is inappropriate please email me about it (the more details about the ad you send me the better able I will be to track it). If you have any other comments about the adverts then please email me.    February, 2000 A major update to the database with numerous countries updated. Links to additional pages now have graphical buttons to make them more obvious. The main memberships of each country are now given and many organizations now include membership lists. South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands - flags added    August, 1999 Canada - Royal and Armed Forces flags added    May, 1999 The entire database has been recreated with the main country pages now concentrating on national and state flags and ensigns. Flags of subnationals are now given on additional pages. This should reduce page load times for users who are mainly interested in national flags, while allowing the total flag coverage to be increased (see United Kingdom for an example). British Antarctic Territory - new entry added East Timor - new entry added United Kingdom - many flags added    April, 1999 Canada - new flag for Nunavut, Québec corrected.    February, 1998 Bosnia & Herzegovina - new national and republic flags added Congo-Kinshasa - shade of blue on new flag corrected Yugoslavia - ratio of Montenegro's flag corrected    December, 1997 ASEAN - new entry Belgium - government ensign added Italy - naval ensign corrected Kazakhstan - naval and government ensigns added A site map shows the layout of the database. A new help page describes the new navigation controls and includes a glossary of some common flag terms. A visual flag search facility in Java - still a work in progress, but have a look.    October, 1997 Congo-Brazzaville - short name changed Estonia - naval ensign added Ethiopia - addition of a star symbol to the flag Martinique - local flag added New Caledonia - local flag added Russia - new Mordvian flag St.Pierre & Miquelon - local flag added Somaliland - new flag added Wake Island - local flag added Wallis & Futuna - local flag added    July, 1997 Comoros - new flag added Malaysia - naval ensign added Mauritius - civil and government ensigns added Seborga - new flag added Oman - naval ensign added Thailand - naval ensign added Turkmenistan - new flag added A new page gives links to other websites that cover vexillology.

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