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Ranking the world's best and worst flags
Gambia's great, Senegal plagiarized, and Libya didn't even try. So says a fun new evaluation of the flags of every nation in the world. In an admittedly unscientific ranking of the world's flags, high marks are given for good color schemes and originality, while grades are lowered for the presence of weapons, writing, and "too many stars."
Here's the unflattering commentary on Saint Lucia's flag: "Best corporate logo. Makes me want to invest money there."
The flag of Turkmenistan is described as vomit inducing, while the lowest-ranking flag, that of the Northern Marianas Islands, "appears to have been constructed from clip art."
I've always been partial to the flag of South Africa, while I find the flag of Guam to be hideous beyond comprehension. In my book, Bhutan's flag (seen above) wins the award for most bad-ass, barely edging out Mozambique's, which features an AK-47.
Check out the highly entertaining rankings here, in order from best to worst. The ranking methodology is described here.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Gambia, Libya, Senegal, Bhutan, Turkmenistan












Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Rob Brooks-Bilson Jan 14th 2008 6:27PM
aaron, Justin already posted this back in Jan of 2007 ;-)
http://www.gadling.com/2007/01/18/the-worlds-flags-given-letter-grades/
Justin Glow Jan 14th 2008 7:44PM
Though it's worthy of another post. ;)
Aaron Hotfelder Jan 14th 2008 9:00PM
Well, I was trying to celebrate its almost-one-year anniversary then.
Marilyn Terrell Jan 15th 2008 12:58AM
It may be old but it's still good! I love the little icons indicating Bad Colors, Weapons, Writing, and Too Busy. The author raises an intriguing question about Kyrgyzstan: IS that a tennis ball on this flag?
Mike Sanders Jan 19th 2008 2:46AM
I think that Israel's blue and white flag, is beautiful. I had never seen it flying, until recently... Someone in my neighborhood, had both the United States and Israel's flags, flying next to one another. I realize that it was a political statement, but it was beautiful, anyway.
adeeb ahmad Jun 22nd 2011 6:53AM
I HATE ISREAL
http://www.google.com.pk/search?hl=en&q=i%20hate%20israel%20FLAG&biw=800&bih=509&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi
SHUT UP ISREAL