Main article: Canton (flag) National flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) National flag of the United StatesĪ canton in a flag is a rectangular area at the top hoist corner of a flag, occupying up to a quarter of the flag's area. The aspect ratio is usually defined around 1:1.
Togo: The golden ratio which is roughly 1.618035 Aspect ratio of 2:3.23607 or ~ 8:13.Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1.Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height.Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides.* Most common aspect ratio is 2:3, followed by 1:2. Sets of flags in this list within the same category may represent countries' shared connections, or the design similarity may be a coincidence. Many countries with shared history, culture, ethnicity, or religion have similarities in their flags that represent this connection. Sometimes these flags are used to represent languages. Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the choice of a non-rectangular flag. Flags come in many shapes and designs, which often represent something about the country or people that the flag represents. A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a country.
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