Flag of the United Kingdom
A dark blue field carries the red cross of St George edged in white, laid over the white diagonal saltire of St Andrew and the red saltire of St Patrick. The red saltire is offset, so the flag is not symmetrical and has a right way up.
What Does the Flag of United Kingdom Mean?
The Union Flag, often called the Union Jack, combines the crosses of the patron saints of England, Scotland and Ireland. Wales is not represented because it was already joined to England when the first union flag was made in 1606.
Main colours: redwhiteblue
Flags That Look Like United Kingdom’s
Australia. Australia puts the Union Flag in the corner of a blue field with six white stars.
New Zealand. New Zealand does the same with four red stars outlined in white.
Key Facts About United Kingdom
| Official name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Capital | London |
| Continent | Europe (Northern Europe) |
| Land area | 242,900 km² — #78 of 195 |
| Languages | English |
| Currency | British pound |
| Flag colours | red, white, blue |
| Flag proportions | 1:2 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | January 1, 1801 (current Union Flag) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | GB / GBR / 826 |
Which Countries Border United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom shares a land border with 1 country:
Ireland — capital Dublin
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Other Countries in Europe
AlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk
BelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
BulgariaSofia
CroatiaZagreb
CyprusNicosia
CzechiaPrague
DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
FinlandHelsinki
FranceParis
GermanyBerlin
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik- IrelandDublin
ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta
MoldovaChișinău
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica
NetherlandsAmsterdam
North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of United Kingdom: FAQ
What does the flag of the United Kingdom look like?
A dark blue field carries the red cross of St George edged in white, laid over the white diagonal saltire of St Andrew and the red saltire of St Patrick. The red saltire is offset, so the flag is not symmetrical and has a right way up.
What colours are on the flag of the United Kingdom?
The main colours are red, white, blue.
When was the flag of the United Kingdom adopted?
The current flag was adopted on January 1, 1801 (current Union Flag).
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
The capital of the United Kingdom is London.
Which flags look like the flag of the United Kingdom?
Australia puts the Union Flag in the corner of a blue field with six white stars. New Zealand does the same with four red stars outlined in white.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.