Uzbekistan
What the source says
Referenced, awaiting primary-source reviewAdopted 18 November 1991. Blue [is] a symbol of the sky and of clear water [...] also the colour of the Turkic peoples; white [is] a traditional Uzbek symbol of peace and good luck; green [is] a symbol of nature, new life, and good harvest. The crescent moon [is] a symbol of the birth of a new nation; the twelve stars represent the provinces of the Country, as well as an allusion to Uzbek historical tradition and calendar [and] the pursuit of perfection and happiness.
Referenced, not verified: a secondary work states this, and the document that constitutes the flag has not been read for this entry. What the marks mean.
Colors and meaning
Symbolism and history(r1)
A white crescent, for the birth of a new nation, and twelve stars - for the country's provinces and the traditional calendar, and the pursuit of perfection and happiness - sit on a blue band above red-fimbriated white lines and a green band, adopted in 1991.
Most similar flags
The 6 closest of the 194 other national flags, ranked by a similarity index computed from the flag images themselves. The number is that index, 0–100 — not a claim that the two flags are “X% identical”.
- Nicaragua75
the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts.
- Greece74
the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts.
- Sierra Leone74
the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts.
- Niger73
the same horizontal band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement.
- Luxembourg72
the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts.
- Burundi67
the same horizontal band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement.
Computed at build time: each flag is rasterised to 64x48, and the score is 0.55 × colour overlap + 0.45 × structure. A different weighting would rank these differently. How the index works.
References — not verification
(r1) Referenced to Flag of Uzbekistan (Wikipedia (English)) on 2026-07-17. States the adoption year, which colors the flag has, what the colors mean and the symbolism and history on this page. The passage it states them in is quoted at the top of this entry.
Further reading: Flag of Uzbekistan on Wikipedia