United States
Shape
Americas · North America
Outline not to scale
About the flag
The flag of the United States has thirteen horizontal stripes of red and white and a blue rectangle with fifty white stars. The stripes stand for the thirteen original colonies and the stars for the fifty states. A star is added whenever a state joins, so the flag has changed many times; the current version dates from 1960, after Hawaii became a state.
Often confused with
Liberia's flag has eleven stripes and a single white star.
Malaysia's flag has fourteen stripes and a yellow crescent and star.
Quizzes for The Americas