Guinea
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and
green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and
work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and
for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity
note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors
from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of
neighboring Mali and Senegal
Guinea-Bissau
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green
with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black
five-pointed star centered in the red band; yellow symbolizes the
sun; green denotes hope; red represents blood shed during the
struggle for independence; the black star stands for African unity
note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the flag
design was heavily influenced by the Ghanian flag
Guyana
green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist
side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow,
black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border
between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and
foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future;
white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the
sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance
Haiti
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a
centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a
palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing
the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); the colors
are taken from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks
and mulattoes
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
the flag of Australia is used
Holy See (Vatican City)
two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side)
and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossed
keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the three-tiered papal tiara,
centered in the white band; the yellow color represents the pope's
spiritual power, the white his worldly power
Honduras
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and
blue, with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern
centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the
former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands
symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the white band
represents the land between the two bodies of water and the peace
and prosperity of its people
note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round
emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA
CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of
Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom,
centered in the white band
Hong Kong
red with a stylized, white, five-petal Bauhinia flower in
the center; each petal contains a small, red, five-pointed star in
its middle; the red color is the same as that on the Chinese flag
and represents the motherland; the fragrant Bauhinia - developed in
Hong Kong the late 19th century - has come to symbolize the region;
the five stars echo those on the flag of China
Hungary
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green;
the flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th
centuries, and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of
arms with the revolutionary tricolor form of the French flag;
folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white
for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red is seen
as being for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for
freedom, and green for the pasturelands that make up so much of the
country
Iceland
blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the
edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the
hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors
represent three of the elements that make up the island: red is for
the island's volcanic fires, white recalls the snow and ice fields
of the island, and blue is for the surrounding ocean