Flag Map of The World In 1988

Map created by Cookie030307

The map above shows the flags in use of each country back in 1988. The most notable differences from today are the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia still being unified countries and East and West Germany still being divided.

But also notice South Africa (along with Namibia) was still using it’s “Oranje, Blanje, Blou” aka “Apartheid flag” flag and the Democratic Republic of the Congo was still called Zaire using it’s flag with a torch.

Here is a full list of countries which have changed their flag since 1988 and what year they adopted their current design:

1. Romania – 1989
2. Croatia – 1990
3. Azerbaijan – 1990
4. Armenia – 1990
5. Moldova – 1990
6. Yemen – 1990
7. Namibia – 1990
8. Dominica – 1990
9. Uzbekistan – 1991
10. Slovenia – 1991
11. Republic of the Congo – 1991
12. Bulgaria – 1991
13. Russia – 1991
14. Tajikistan – 1992
15. Cape Verde – 1992
16. Slovakia – 1992
17. Kazakhstan – 1992
18. Brazil – 1992
19. Turkmenistan – 1992
20. Ukraine – 1992
21. Mongolia – 1992
22. Cambodia – 1993
23. Eritrea – 1993
24. Czech Republic – 1993
25. South Africa – 1994
26. North Macedonia – 1995
27. Belarus – 1995
28. Oman – 1995
29. Ethiopia – 1996
30. Seychelles – 1996
31. Tuvalu – 1997
32. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1998
33. Comoros – 2001
34. Rwanda – 2001
35. East Timor – 2002
36. Bahrain – 2002
37. Montenegro – 2004
38. Serbia – 2004
39. Georgia – 2004
40. Lesotho – 2006
41. Venezuela – 2006
42. Democratic Republic of the Congo – 2006
43. Kosovo – 2008
44. Iraq – 2008
45. Myanmar – 2010
46. South Sudan – 2011
47. Libya – 2011
48. Malawi – 2012
49. Mauritania – 2017
50. Afghanistan – 2021
51. Kyrgyzstan – 2023

Note the list excludes the three Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania who readopted their national flags once they broke away from the Soviet Union.

Any flags from 1988, you wished were still with us today?