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Countries Whose Flags Contain Red and/or Blue

January 3, 2015 13 Comments

Countries whose flags have either red and/or blue in them

Map by reddit user PieJesu, edit by will_holmes

As we saw in a previous post, the vast majority of the world’s countries have at least some red in their flag. The next most popular colour is blue, with only a handful of countries having neither colour in their flag.

The following countries have neither red or blue, but do all have green:

  • Jamaica
  • Ireland
  • Mauritania
  • Ivory Coast
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Cyprus
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Pakistan

Bhutan is the only country to not have red, blue or green in its flag.

Want to learn more about flags? Then have a look at:

  • Flag: An American Biography
  • Flag Lore Of All Nations
  • The World Encyclopedia of Flags: The definitive guide to international flags, banners, standards and ensigns

What do think of your country’s flag? Leave a comment below:

Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: flags

Comments

  1. Kris Griffiths says

    January 7, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    This post would be improved if you put a small flag next to each of the 9 countries who don’t have red or blue in theirs. Would be nice to see theirs without having to Google each one.

    Reply
    • Brilliant Maps says

      January 7, 2015 at 10:13 pm

      A very good idea, I’ll have look into doing that.

      Reply
      • Kris Griffiths says

        March 7, 2015 at 6:33 pm

        Was clearly too difficult then

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        • Jon Ward says

          March 13, 2017 at 11:14 am

          You could always look at the list underneath!

          Reply
  2. John Cartwright says

    March 13, 2015 at 1:03 am

    The second most common colour on national flags is white, not blue.

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    • Steef says

      October 2, 2017 at 10:06 am

      White technically isn’t a color.

      Reply
  3. dhkendall says

    April 27, 2015 at 5:21 am

    If Bhutan is the only one without red, blue, or green, then why is it coloured purple on the map (with other red and/or blue countries)? Personally I would say that there is red on the flag (in the lower-right triangle, as opposed to the upper-left triangle, which is an orangey colour), albeit a very unique shade. After all, if Latvia’s and Qatar’s colours are counted as red (albeit questionably so) than (equally questionable) Bhutan should also be given the benefit of the doubt.

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  4. WaywardfromHayward says

    September 19, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    I thought Libya’s flag was all green. Is there red in there somewhere?

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    • Frost Marvel says

      October 20, 2015 at 12:16 am

      It changed.

      Reply
  5. Kevin Breslin says

    September 8, 2017 at 11:53 am

    Vatican City state is missing I guess.

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    • Steef says

      October 2, 2017 at 10:05 am

      It has red on it, very little but it’s there.

      Reply
  6. Steef says

    October 2, 2017 at 10:00 am

    Mauritanias flag has red in it, top and bottom bars are red.

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  7. Concerned reader says

    December 14, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Hello, could you please update this post to reflect the fact that Mauritania’s flag now includes two red stripes? Thank you.

    Reply

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