+7 Countries with Green, Red, White, and Black Flags

October 28, 2026

Green, red, white and black form the Pan-Arab color group. These seven flags use all four, while Egypt and Yemen show how similar a flag can look without green.

Palestine

Palestine flag with black, white and green stripes and a red triangle

The Palestinian flag places black, white and green in three horizontal bands, with a red triangle beside the pole. There is no star inside the triangle.

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Sudan

Sudan flag with red, white and black stripes and a green triangle

Sudan reverses the red and green positions seen above: the Sudanese flag has a green triangle and red across the top. White stays in the middle, with black along the bottom.

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Iraq

Iraq flag with green Arabic lettering on its white stripe

The Iraqi flag uses green in its central inscription rather than in a stripe or triangle:

  • The Arabic words Allahu akbar sit on the white band between red and black.
  • The current design has no stars; the three green stars were removed in 2008.

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Kuwait

Kuwait flag with green, white and red stripes and a black trapezoid

On the flag of Kuwait, a black trapezoid meets the green, white and red stripes beside the pole.

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Syria

Current Syria flag with green, white and black stripes and three red stars

Three red stars cross the white middle stripe on the flag of Syria. Green runs across the top and black across the bottom.

The three-star flag was raised at UN headquarters on 25 April 2025. The earlier red-white-black design had two green stars.

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Jordan

Jordan flag with a white seven-pointed star in its red triangle

A white seven-pointed star sits inside the red triangle on the Jordanian flag.

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United Arab Emirates

UAE flag with a vertical red band and green, white and black stripes

The flag of the United Arab Emirates gives red a full-height vertical panel beside the pole. Green, white and black form the remaining horizontal bands. It was first raised on 2 December 1971.

Similar flags without green

Egypt

Egypt flag with red, white and black stripes and a gold eagle

The Egyptian flag shares the red-white-black stripe order seen in several examples above. Its gold Eagle of Saladin sits in the center.

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Yemen

Yemen flag with plain red, white and black horizontal stripes

The flag of Yemen is the plain red-white-black tricolor, with no central emblem.

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Quick identification

CountryIdentifying detail
PalestineBlack-white-green bands; plain red triangle
SudanRed-white-black bands; green triangle
IraqGreen Arabic inscription on white
KuwaitBlack trapezoid beside green-white-red bands
SyriaGreen-white-black bands; three red stars
JordanWhite seven-pointed star inside a red triangle
United Arab EmiratesVertical red panel beside green-white-black bands

The HEX chips are approximate screen-color references.

Seven flags with green, red, white and black: Palestine, Sudan, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan and the UAE

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