the complete guide to flags of the world

This guide to the flags of the world provides concise up-to-date coverage of every nation, giving the history, meaning and symbolism of national flags, together with large-scale and smaller locator maps. It includes:

– colour flags of over 220 countries and territories

– large-scale and detailed locator maps for easy reference

– up-to-date data and statistics for all countries

– informations about the history and symbolism of each flag

– a section on de facto and emerging states