Countries with Red, White & Black Flags

11 countries whose national flags genuinely contain red, white, and black as primary colours.

Flag	Country	Notes	Details
	Egypt	Red, white, black + Eagle of Saladin	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black. The golden Eagle of Saladin centred on the white band holds a scroll inscribed 'Arab Republic of Egypt'. The Pan-Arab tricolour has been used since the 1952 revolution; the current eagle emblem was added in 1984.
	Iraq	Red, white, black + green Takbir	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black. 'Allahu Akbar' in green Kufic script is centred on the white band — added in 1991 during the Gulf War and redrawn in a cleaner style in 2008. A classic Pan-Arab tricolour.
	Yemen	Plain red, white, black tricolour	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with no emblem. Adopted at the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990, it is one of the simplest Pan-Arab tricolours — identical to Egypt's flag minus the eagle.
	Sudan	Red, white, black + green triangle	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green triangle at the hoist. Adopted in 1970; red symbolises the struggle for independence, white represents peace, black stands for Sudan itself, and the green triangle represents Islam and agricultural wealth.
	Syria	Red, white, black + two green stars	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with two green five-pointed stars centred on the white band. This Pan-Arab tricolour dates to 1980. Note: after the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Syria re-adopted its 1932 independence flag — the current flag status may have changed.
	Jordan	Black, white, green + red triangle & star	Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), white, and green with a red triangle at the hoist bearing a white seven-pointed star. The Pan-Arab colours represent the Abbasid, Umayyad, and Fatimid caliphates; red stands for the Hashemite dynasty.
	Palestine	Black, white, green + red triangle	Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), white, and green with a red triangle at the hoist. Adopted by the PLO in 1964 and widely recognised internationally as the flag of the State of Palestine.
	Kuwait	Green, white, red + black trapezoid	Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid at the hoist. The only national flag featuring an acute trapezoid. Black represents the defeat of enemies, white represents purity, red symbolises blood, and green the fertile land. Adopted 1961.
	United Arab Emirates	Green, white, black + red vertical bar	A horizontal tricolour of green (top), white, and black with a vertical red bar one-quarter of the width at the hoist. The four Pan-Arab colours are used: red for energy and sacrifice, green for prosperity, white for peace and purity, and black for dignity. Adopted 2 December 1971.
	Libya	Red, black (double-width), green + white crescent & star	Three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double the width of the others), and green, with a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the black band. Restored in 2011 after the fall of Gaddafi; it was the original flag of the Kingdom of Libya from 1951.
	Trinidad and Tobago	Red field + black diagonal band edged in white	Red field with a black diagonal band edged in white running from the upper hoist to the lower fly corner. Adopted at independence in 1962: red represents the vitality and warmth of the people, black represents dedication and strength, and white represents the sea and equality.