Jump to content

List of countries and territories with the Union Jack displayed on their flag

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of current countries and territories with a flag that incorporates the Union Flag. Five Commonwealth nations have the Union Flag on their national flag. The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag. The most recent country to drop the Union Flag from its flag was South Africa in 1994, after adopting a new national flag. The only overseas territory without the Union Flag on its current flag is Gibraltar.

The list also includes overseas territories, provinces and states.

Current

[edit]

Sovereign countries

[edit]
Country Flag Adopted Form of government
Australia Australia 1908 Commonwealth realm
New Zealand New Zealand 1902
Tuvalu Tuvalu 1997
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1801
Fiji Fiji 1970 Commonwealth republic

After Fiji became an independent country from the United Kingdom there have been calls to change the flag of Fiji, but it has not been changed since.

The Union Flag is an official ceremonial flag of Canada known as the Royal Union Flag.

Overseas territories

[edit]
Overseas Territory Flag Adopted Type Sovereign country
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia 1878/1960 British Overseas Territory  United Kingdom
Anguilla Anguilla 1990
Ascension Island Ascension Island 2013
Bermuda Bermuda 1910
British Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory 1963
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory 1990
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 1960
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 1958
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands 1999
Montserrat Montserrat 1909
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 1984
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1985
Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha 2002
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 1968
Saint Helena Saint Helena 1984
Cook Islands (disputed) Cook Islands 1979 Realm of New Zealand  New Zealand
Niue (disputed) Niue 1975
Ross Dependency Ross Dependency 1975

Federal provinces, territories and states

[edit]
Federal subject Flag Adopted Status Sovereign country
British Columbia British Columbia 1960 Province of Canada  Canada
Ontario Ontario 1965
Manitoba Manitoba 1966
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador 1980
Victoria Victoria (state) 1870 State of Australia  Australia
New South Wales New South Wales 1876
Queensland Queensland 1876
Tasmania Tasmania 1876
South Australia South Australia 1904
Western Australia Western Australia 1953
Hawaii Hawaii 1845 U.S. state  United States
Somerset County, Maryland 1694 U.S. County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1775/1973[1]

Cities

[edit]
City Flag Adopted Sovereign country
Coquimbo  Chile
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1995  United States
Mobile, Alabama 1961
New Castle, Delaware 2021[2]
Taunton, Massachusetts 1974

Other

[edit]
Place Flag Adopted Sovereign Country
Vancouver Island, British Columbia 1988  Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake

Former

[edit]

Countries

[edit]
Country Flag (previous) Years Flag (successor)
Canada b9order 1868–1965[note 1] b9order
Rhodesia b9order 1964–1968 b9order
South Africa b9order 1928–1994 b9order
United States b9order 1775–1777 b9order

Overseas Territories

[edit]
Overseas Territory Flag (previous) Years Flag (successor)
Hong Kong b9order 1871–1997 b9order
Southern Rhodesia b9order 1924–1964 b9order
Tanganyika b9order 1923–1961 b9order

Settlement

[edit]
Settlement Flag (previous) Years Flag (successor)
Shanghai International Settlement c. 1917 – 1943

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ The Canadian Red Ensign was formally a civil ensign, although was treated as a de facto national flag for Canada from the late 19th century to 1965. The emblem on the Canadian Red Ensign has seen several design alterations during that period, although the Union Jack has remained consistent. The Union Jack itself was used as the official flag of Canada until the adoption of the Maple Leaf flag in 1965.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
  2. ^ https://newcastlecity.delaware.gov/files/2021/03/Res.-2021-10-Flag-Resolution-2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "History of the National Flag of Canada". canada.ca. Department of Canadian Heritage. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_and_territories_with_the_Union_Jack_displayed_on_their_flag&oldid=1244871526"