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List of countries and territories with the Union Jack displayed on their flag

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This is a list of current countries and territories with a flag that incorporates the Union Flag. Five Commonwealth nations have the Union Flag on their national flag. The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag. The most recent country to drop the Union Flag from its flag was South Africa in 1994, after adopting a new national flag. The only overseas territory without the Union Flag on its current flag is Gibraltar.

The list also includes overseas territories, provinces and states.

Current

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Sovereign countries

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Country Flag Adopted Form of government
Australia   1908 Commonwealth realm
New Zealand   1902
Tuvalu   1997
United Kingdom   1801
Fiji   1970 Commonwealth republic

After Fiji became an independent country from the United Kingdom there have been calls to change the flag of Fiji, but it has not been changed since.

The Union Flag is an official ceremonial flag of Canada known as the Royal Union Flag.

Overseas territories

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Overseas Territory Flag Adopted Type Sovereign country
Akrotiri and Dhekelia   1878/1960 British Overseas Territory   United Kingdom
Anguilla   1990
Ascension Island   2013
Bermuda   1910
British Antarctic Territory   1963
British Indian Ocean Territory   1990
British Virgin Islands   1960
Cayman Islands   1958
Falkland Islands   1999
Montserrat   1909
Pitcairn Islands   1984
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands   1985
Tristan da Cunha   2002
Turks and Caicos Islands   1968
Saint Helena   1984
Cook Islands (disputed)   1979 Realm of New Zealand   New Zealand
Niue (disputed)   1975
Ross Dependency   1975

Federal provinces, territories and states

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Federal subject Flag Adopted Status Sovereign country
British Columbia   1960 Province of Canada   Canada
Ontario   1965
Manitoba   1966
Newfoundland and Labrador   1980
Victoria   1870 State of Australia   Australia
New South Wales   1876
Queensland   1876
Tasmania   1876
South Australia   1904
Western Australia   1953
Hawaii   1845 U.S. state   United States
Somerset County, Maryland   1694 U.S. County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania   1775/1973[1]

Cities

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City Flag Adopted Sovereign country
Coquimbo     Chile
Baton Rouge, Louisiana   1995   United States
Mobile, Alabama   1961
New Castle, Delaware   2021[2]
Taunton, Massachusetts   1974

Other

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Place Flag Adopted Sovereign Country
Vancouver Island, British Columbia   1988   Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake  

Former

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Countries

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Country Flag (previous) Years Flag (successor)
Canada   1868–1965[note 1]  
Rhodesia   1964–1968  
South Africa   1928–1994  
United States   1775–1777  

Overseas Territories

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Overseas Territory Flag (previous) Years Flag (successor)
Hong Kong   1871–1997  
Southern Rhodesia   1924–1964  
Tanganyika   1923–1961  

Settlement

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Settlement Flag (previous) Years Flag (successor)
Shanghai International Settlement   c. 1917 – 1943  

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Canadian Red Ensign was formally a civil ensign, although was treated as a de facto national flag for Canada from the late 19th century to 1965. The emblem on the Canadian Red Ensign has seen several design alterations during that period, although the Union Jack has remained consistent. The Union Jack itself was used as the official flag of Canada until the adoption of the Maple Leaf flag in 1965.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
  2. ^ https://newcastlecity.delaware.gov/files/2021/03/Res.-2021-10-Flag-Resolution-2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "History of the National Flag of Canada". canada.ca. Department of Canadian Heritage. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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