Can you name all 23 flags of North America?
Name the country behind each of the 23 flags of North America, from Antigua and Barbuda to the United States. Watch for close pairs such as El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Wrong guesses can be tried again, there is no timer, and the run is complete when you have named all 23.
How to play
- A flag fills the board. Type the name of its country in the box below. Capital letters, accents and punctuation do not matter, and common alternative names such as “Ivory Coast” or “UK” are accepted.
- A correct answer is accepted by itself after a short pause and the next round begins. Press Enter to check any other answer.
- A wrong guess is marked so you can try again, as often as you like. There is no timer.
- Stuck? Press Finish to end the run: the answer is revealed and that flag counts as missed.
- The 23 flags of North America come in shuffled order, each once. Your score counts up to 23 at the top of the board, and naming the last one completes the run. The answer review below the board lists every round.
- Your result is saved in this browser. Once enough people have played a game, the results also show how your score ranks, and you can copy or share an image of your result, or replay.
Tips for playing
Read each flag in three passes: the layout (bands, a cross, a triangle), the order of the colours from the flagpole or from the top, then any emblem. Often the emblem is the only difference: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua share blue, white and blue bands and differ only in the centre.
All 23 flags of North America
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| Flag | Country | Proportions |
|---|---|---|
 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2:3 |
 | Bahamas | 1:2 |
 | Barbados | 2:3 |
 | Belize | 3:5 |
 | Canada | 1:2 |
 | Costa Rica | 3:5 |
 | Cuba | 1:2 |
 | Dominica | 1:2 |
 | Dominican Republic | 2:3 |
 | El Salvador | 22:39 |
 | Grenada | 3:5 |
 | Guatemala | 5:8 |
 | Haiti | 3:5 |
 | Honduras | 1:2 |
 | Jamaica | 1:2 |
 | Mexico | 4:7 |
 | Nicaragua | 3:5 |
 | Panama | 2:3 |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2:3 |
 | Saint Lucia | 1:2 |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2:3 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:5 |
 | United States | 10:19 |
Proportions are height to width, as each flag is drawn in the game. Common alternative country names are accepted too.
Frequently asked questions
How many flags are in the Flags of North America quiz?
23: one for each country of North America in the site’s 197-country list. Central America and the Caribbean are included; Greenland, Puerto Rico and other dependent territories are not separate answers.
Which flags of North America look alike?
The closest look-alikes are El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua; Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago. The guide below says how to tell each apart. Costa Rica’s blue, white and red stripes reverse the colour order of Thailand’s, in the Asia set.
What shape are the flags?
Each flag is shown in its official proportions, height to width. 7 of the 23 use 1:2, the most common proportions. 6 share the squarest shape, 2:3; 1:2 is also the longest shape in the set.
What happens if I guess wrong?
Nothing is lost. The guess is marked and you can try again as often as you like. The run ends when you name all 23 or press Finish, which reveals the answer.
Where do the flag images come from?
Wikimedia Commons: each is the current national flag Wikidata lists for the country, in its official proportions. All are public domain.
How to tell North America’s look-alike flags apart
- El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua: blue, white and blue horizontal bands; El Salvador has a round emblem in the centre, Nicaragua a triangular one and Honduras five blue stars.
- Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: blue and gold vertical bands; Barbados has a black trident on blue–gold–blue, Saint Vincent three green diamonds on blue–gold–green.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago: a black diagonal band; Saint Kitts’s is edged in yellow and carries two white stars between green and red, Trinidad’s is edged in white on red.
- Costa Rica’s blue, white and red stripes reverse the colour order of Thailand’s, in the Asia set.
- Haiti’s blue-over-red flag resembles Liechtenstein’s, in the Europe set, which has a gold crown in the corner instead of a coat of arms in the centre.
Flag proportions in North America
Proportions are height to width, as flag specifications give them. The game shows every flag at its own proportions, so a flag’s outline is itself a clue.
- 1:2: Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Jamaica and Saint Lucia
- 3:5: Belize, Costa Rica, Grenada, Haiti, Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago
- 2:3: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 10:19: United States
- 22:39: El Salvador
- 4:7: Mexico
- 5:8: Guatemala
Which countries count?
The quiz uses the 23 countries of North America from the site’s 197-country list, the same list as the Countries of North America map quiz. Central America and the Caribbean are included; Greenland, Puerto Rico and other dependent territories are not separate answers.
Sources
Source: Wikimedia Commons · Retrieved September 2026
Bundled SVG flags in each flag’s official proportions: the current national flag Wikidata lists for each country, drawn from Wikimedia Commons. All are public domain except the flag of Oman, used under the Open Government Licence – Oman 1.0. Country names and accepted aliases follow the same 197-entry list as our world map quiz. This is a versioned collection, not a daily update.
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