List of country subdivision flags in North America explained

This page lists the country subdivision flags in North America. It is a part of the Lists of country subdivision flags, which is split into continents due to its size.

Antigua and Barbuda

Islands

Canada

Provinces

FlagDateUseDescription
1968–present A blue field with the shield of the coat of arms of Alberta charged in the centre[1]
1960–present A banner of the coat of arms of British Columbia[2]
1965–present A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Manitoba charged in the fly[3]
1965–present A banner of the coat of arms of New Brunswick[4]
1980–present A blue and white field party per pale (at nombril point) with a white border, white ordinary cross and white saltire, two triangular divisions in the fly lined in red, a golden arrow between two triangular divisions[5]
1858 (first use)1929 (arms adopted)2013 (flag adopted)–presentA banner of arms of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia[6]
1965–present A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Ontario charged in the fly[7]
1964–present A banner of the coat of arms of Prince Edward Island within a bordure compony of red and white[8]
1948–present Flag of Quebec
(The French: Fleurdelisé)
A blue field with an ordinary white cross and a white fleur-de-lis in each quadrant[9]
1969–present A field party per fess, green and yellow, with the shield of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan in the canton and western red lily emblem charged in the fly[10]

Territories

FlagDateUseDescription
1969–present A vertical bicolour triband of blue, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of the Northwest Territories charged in the Canadian pale[11]
1999–present A field party per pale, yellow and white, with a red inukshuk charged in the centre and a blue star in the upper fly[12]
1968–present A vertical tricolour triband of green, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of Yukon above a wreath of fireweed charged in the pale, with pale ratio of 1 to 1.5 to 1[13]

Costa Rica

Provinces

Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
White flag with the coat of arms of Alajuela Province in the center
Two horizontal strips blue and red
Three horizontal strips blue, white and green, with an inverted red triangle to the left
HerediaThree vertical strips yellow, white and red, with the regional coat of arms in the central strip
LimónThree horizontal strips green, blue and white
Two triangles, red (upper left) and green (lower right), crossed by two diagonal joined strips white (lefter) and blue (righter). In the center, a ten-pointed golden star with the cypher "1848" in black characters.
Blue flag with a five-pointed white star in the center, and bordered with red strips

Dominican Republic

Provinces

FlagDurationUseDescription
?-present
?-present
?-present

Guatemala

Departments

Mexico

See main article: State flags of Mexico.

Nicaragua

Autonomous regions

Panama

Provinces

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
?-presentFlag of Bocas del Toro ProvinceFlag divided diagonally in half from top-left corner to bottom-right corner, green on bottom half and yellow on the top half. 3 white five-pointed stars curving slightly in the middle at the top of a capital, stylized 'B', with a drop shadow.
2004–presentFlag of Coclé ProvinceVertical tricolor with, from left to right, red, gray, and white. The red stripe has two gray diamonds, one bottom-left from the top one. The gray stripe has two white diamonds, one at the bottom and one at the top. The white stripe has two red diamonds, one bottom-right from the top one.
1996–presentFlag of Colón ProvinceHorizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, baby blue, white, and gold. The coat of arms of Colón is centered in the middle, with five five-pointed gold stars curved at the top.
?-presentFlag of Chiriquí ProvinceFlag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, red at the top and green at the bottom. There are 14 white five-pointed stars in the middle arrayed in a circle, similar to the EU flag.
?-presentFlag of Darién ProvinceFlag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, baby blue at the top and green at the bottom. There are 4 five-pointed yellow stars, arrayed in a hard curve.
1992–presentFlag of Herrera ProvinceFlag divided in half horizontally, with gold on the top half and blue on the bottom half. There is a labeled map of the province in the middle, with 7 blue five-pointed stars at the top arrayed in a curve to represent each district in the province.
1850–presentFlag of Los Santos ProvinceHorizontal tricolor with, from the top to the bottom, blue, gold, and red.
2015–presentFlag of Panamá Oeste ProvinceHorizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, gold, white, and gold. It also has a green chevron with 5 white five-pointed stars arrayed in a curve.
2019–presentFlag of Veraguas ProvinceBlue background with a white filled-in outline of the province. It also has 12 five-pointed white stars arrayed around the map.

Province-level indigenous regions

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
(?-present)Flag of Emberá-Wounaan ComarcaHorizontal tricolor with a large green stripe at the top, and two other proportionate stripes, from top to bottom, yellow and blue.
(2010–present)[14] Flag of Guna Yala comarcaHorizontal tricolor with an enlarged middle yellow stripe, and a top red stripe and bottom green stripe. There are two crossed arms in the middle, the right holding an arrow and the left holding a bow. There are 8 five-point stars arrayed in a curve around the top of the middle symbol.
(2009–present)Flag of Ngäbe-Buglé ComarcaVertical tricolor, with, from left to right, red, white, and green stripes. In the center, there are three five-point stars, with one stacked on the other two.
(?-present)Flag of Naso Tjër Di ComarcaThe comarca's emblem centered in the middle of a plain white background.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Islands

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Islands

United States of America

See main article: Flags of the U.S. states and territories.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Alberta . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  2. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . British Columbia . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  3. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Manitoba . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  4. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . New Brunswick . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  5. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Newfoundland and Labrador . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  6. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Nova Scotia . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  7. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Ontario . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  8. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Prince Edward Island . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  9. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Quebec . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  10. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Saskatchewan . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  11. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Northwest Territories . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  12. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Nunavut . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  13. Web site: Heritage . Canadian . 2017-08-15 . Yukon . 2024-06-01 . www.canada.ca.
  14. Web site: Kuna Yala (Guna Yala) – Panama – Information, Pictures & Hotels . 2023-11-18 . Neue Welt Reisen . en-US.