Badposter rates every country flag

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In this thread, I will rate every country flag (note: even though the statuses of Kosovo, Palestine, Taiwan and Western Sahara are controversial , I will count them as countries for this topic). I will rate the flags in alphabetical order, because i'm too lazy to make a list. I aim to post a flag a day, but there will probably be delays. I may post more than one flag in a day if i'm feeling productive
The ratings will have three parts.
Part 1
I determine if a country follows the North American Vexillological Association’s five rules of vexillology http://www.ausflag.com.au/assets/images/Good-Flag-Bad-Flag.pdf (note that a flag isn't nessecarily bad just because it breaks some rules)
Rule 1: A flag should be so simple it can be drawn by a child from memory.
Rule 2: Use meaningful symbolism.
Rule 3: Use two or three basic colors.
Rule 4: No text and no seals.
Rule 5: A country can have flags that are similar to another place's flag, but it should never be too similar too another flag.
Part 2
In this part, i post historical flags of the country that I consider superior to the country's current flag, OR historical flags that I consider interesting. If the country does not have superior or interesting historical flags, this section will be empty
Part 3
I simply state my opinion on the flag.
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Index
Afghanistan (next post)
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, the
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia (and its navy)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde (or Cabo Verde)
Central African Republic
Romania Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Congo (Republic of the)
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatoria Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo (partially recognized)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania (1959-2017) (current)
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (also known as Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine (partially recognized)
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China) (partially recognized)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvallu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanautu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Western Sahara (partially recognized)
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
 
Flag of Afghanistan.
Flag_of_Afghanistan.svg

Part 1
Rule 1: A child could not draw the flag of Afghanistan from memory. Its emblem is too complicated.2
Rule 2: According to http://www.afghanistan-culture.com/afghanistan-flag.html, the black represents a dark past (this is the meaning of black in many flags), the red represents bloodshed during the history of Afghanistan (if a flag has red, chances are it symbolizes blood), and green represents hope for the future (just like black and red's meaning, this one is also common)
For the emblem, I'll let Wikipedia describe it for me (I told you I was lazy)
The latest incarnation of the coat of arms has the inscription of the shahadah in Arabic at the top. Below it is the image of a mosque with a mihrab and minbar, or pulpit, within.[1] Attached to the mosque are two flags, taken to stand for flags of Afghanistan. Beneath the mosque is an inscription that states the name of the nation. Around the mosque are sheaves of wheat, and underneath that, the Hijri year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar), the year Afghanistan gained independence from the British influence.
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I like the separation of church and state, so you know what I think of this emblem. But at least it's meaningful.
Rule 3. Uses 4 colors, which don't look good with each other.
Rule 4: Has an emblem AND text. Yuck.
Rule 5: Afghanistan has a distinctive flag.
Part 2
Afghanistan is the country which has changed its flag THE MOST in the 20th century (I forgot to put this in the OP, sorry). So this should be fun.
1747–1842 (Durrani Empire)
1280px-Flag_of_the_Abdali_Afghan_Tribes.jpeg
Like many historical flags of the world, it's not rectangular or square. Nepal is the last of its kind.
1880–1901
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It's all black. Since the Libyan Revolution changed Libya's flag, no countrie currently has a monocolor flag.
1926–1928
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Even though it still has a complicated emblem, in my opinion it has better colors than the current flag, making it superior to the current flag.
1929
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It has strange color choices (White on the right?), but it doesn't have that complicated emblem, making it superior to the current flag
September 27, 1996 – October 26, 1997
Flag_of_Afghanistan


The taliban are *bleep*s
November 13, 2001–January 27, 2002
Flag_of_Afghanistan
The taliban are *bleep*s.
Part 3
Terrible flag. Breaks a lot of rules and doesn't look good. And its flag is religious. Country flags, in my opinion, should not be religious.
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Next up, Albania
 
whether you're a supporter of religion or not, you cannot deny that it has produced some of the greatest pieces of art in every different type of media

without it we wouldn't have the Sistine chapel, chistmas, easter, and various different books, including Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and any of the media inspired by them

so i'd have to agree that it's not too bad to have religious iconography in a flag