Georgia
white rectangle with a central red cross extending to all
four sides of the flag; each of the four quadrants displays a small
red bolnur-katskhuri cross; although adopted as the official
Georgian flag in 2004, the five-cross flag design appears to date
back to the 14th century
Germany
three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold;
these colors have played an important role in German history and can
be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a
black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field
Ghana
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green,
with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band;
red symbolizes the blood shed for independence, yellow represents
the country's mineral wealth, while green stands for its forests and
natural wealth; the black star is said to be the lodestar of African
freedom
note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to
the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow
band
Gibraltar
two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red
with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band;
hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band;
the design is that of Gibraltar's coat of arms granted on 10 July
1502 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain; the castle
symbolizes Gibraltar as a fortress, while the key represents
Gibraltar's strategic importance - the key to the Mediterranean
Greece
nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white;
a blue square bearing a white cross appears in the upper hoist-side
corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established
religion of the country; there is no agreed upon meaning for the
nine stripes or for the colors; the exact shade of blue has never
been set by law and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time
Greenland
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a
large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of
the disk is red, the bottom half is white; the design represents the
sun reflecting off a field of ice; the colors are the same as those
of the Danish flag and symbolize Greenland's links to the Kingdom of
Denmark
Grenada
a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top
and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a
red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed
stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in
the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the
center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the
hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer
of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars stand for the seven
administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the
capital, St. George; yellow represents the sun and the warmth of the
people, green stands for vegetation and agriculture, and red
symbolizes harmony, unity, and courage
Guam
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all
four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a
palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the
proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos
Amantes, near the capital, in the background; blue represents the
sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression
note: the US flag is the national flag
Guatemala
three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side),
white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white
band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the
national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the
inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of
independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed
rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a
pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel
wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands stand for the Pacific
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and the sea and sky; the white band
denotes peace and purity
Guernsey
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of
England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed
cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George
cross; the red cross represents the old ties with England and the
fact that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the gold cross is
a replica of the one used by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle
of Hastings