Flags are more than just national symbols, they tell stories, reflect histories, and in some cases, defy conventional design.

A Bettendorf five-year-old can name every country in the world, find each one on the map, and identify its flag. Akshaj Chidananda can also name all of the states, their capitals, and knows their ...

Stumping your friends and family with flag trivia is pretty fun. As in, which country’s flag isn’t rectangular? Or which U.S. state flag features (ahem!) female nudity? If you’re stuck, don’t ...

What does the United States, France and Chile all have in common? Among many things, each country has a flag encompassing a red, white and blue theme. You might've wondered such a question while ...

The durability of certain colors combined with history and symbolism have a big hand in why so many countries use colors like red and not black. At the Olympic Games, the vibrant display of national ...

A third of the world’s 196 countries currently have national flags that include religious symbols, according to a new Pew Research analysis. Of the 64 countries in this category, about half have ...