Malawi
three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green
with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band
Malaysia
14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with
white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side
corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the
crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design
was based on the flag of the US
Maldives
red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a
vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the
hoist side of the flag
Mali
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and
red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Malta
two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in the
upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross,
edged in red
Marshall Islands
blue with two stripes radiating from the lower
hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white star
with four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the
two stripes
Martinique
unofficial flag, derives from the civil ensign flown by
French merchant ships and dates to 1766; a blue field quartered by a
white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white, coiled
snake representing the venomous Fer-de-lance; the flag of France is
used for official occasions
Mauritania
green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow,
horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the
crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
Mauritius
four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow,
and green
Mayotte
unofficial, local flag with the coat of arms of Mayotte
centered on a white field, above which the name of the island
appears in red capital letters; the main elements of the coat of
arms, flanked on either side by a seahorse, appear above a scroll
with the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant); the only official flag
is the national flag of France