Today we have an excellent guide that we found on Reddit that features flags that are square from around the world for you to check out. View this handy design to learn about the most notable square flags which are quite a rare thing as the majority of flags are rectangular in order to catch the wind better.

 

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Square Flags Guide

 

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And here we have some high quality pictures in the guide from Wikipedia along with a little bit of information about them or the places that they are from.

 

Flag of Zurich

 

Flag of Zurich

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Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. (More info)

 

Flag of Switzerland

 

Flag of Switzerland

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The national flag of Switzerland displays a white Greek cross in the centre of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross or the federal cross. (More info)

 

Flag of Vatican City

 

Flag of Vatican City

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The national flag of Vatican City, also referred to as the flag of the Holy See consists of vertical bicolour of yellow and white, with the white half charged with the emblem of the Holy See. (More info)

 

The Wiphala

 

The Wiphala

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The Wiphala is a square emblem commonly used as a flag to represent some native peoples of the Andes that include today's Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, northwestern Argentina and southern Colombia. (More info)

 

Flag of Värmland County

 

Flag of Värmland County

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Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west. (More info)

 

Mexico Naval Jack

 

Mexico Naval Jack

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The Mexican Navy is the second largest navy in Latin America and North America, and the third largest in the Americas after the United States and Brazil. (More info)

 

War Flag of Bulgaria

 

War Flag of Bulgaria

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Current Bulgarian war flag, similar to Bulgarian war flags from period 1880s–mid 1940s. The motto in Bulgarian means "God is with us". (More info)

 

Portugal Naval Jack

 

Portugal Naval Jack

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A square with a green-bordered red field charged with the national coat of arms on the centre. (More info)