World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 4)

With more than 200 sovereign countries (most of which have subdivisions such as states, provinces, oblasts, etc.) and an estimated two million cities and towns, the world is full of flags. A lot of them are wonderfully designed and even more are just plain bad. However, not all flags fall neatly on this spectrum. To put it plainly, there are a lot of … More World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 4)

World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 2)

With more than 200 sovereign countries (most of which have subdivisions such as states, provinces, oblasts, etc.) and an estimated two million cities and towns, the world is full of flags. A lot of them are wonderfully designed and even more are just plain bad. However, not all flags fall neatly on this spectrum. To put it plainly, there are a lot of … More World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 2)

Equador, Venezuela, and Colombia: A love of primary colors

This post was originally going to be solely about the flag of Equador. However, it is almost impossible to examine the flag of Ecuador without also looking at the flags of Colombia (right) and Venezuela (center). As we will find out, they all look very similar for a reason. Present day Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela … More Equador, Venezuela, and Colombia: A love of primary colors