Worst Flags in the World

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How bad can they be? Would you put a woman apparently crucifying a harp (Montserrat), an AK-47 (Mozambique) or the most baffling clipart you've ever seen (Northern Mariana Islands) in a flag design? C'mon Faulkland Islands, you've got to be able to do better than that. Sheep? Really? (left)

There seems to be no correlation between the flag designs and the power or money of the corresponding country, but flags from third world countries generally fared worse than industrialized ones, and colonial flags or flags design by another country are by and large the worst (the U.S. gets a C).

See the results:

A-graded flags

B-graded flags

C-graded flags

Failing flags

And some basic flag design guidelines:

1. Don't write the name of your country on the flag.
        1a. Do not write on your flag.
        1b. Do not write some stupid slogan on your flag.
         1c. If you must write a stupid slogan on your flag, do not do so in a living language!

2. Do not  put a map of your country on your flag.
        2a. Do not put a picture of anything on your flag.

3. Do not use a tricolor flag unless you are in Europe.

Comments

[Chris Baggott]

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Chris Baggott