November 1st, 2026

Kenya's flag carries a Maasai shield and spears laid over black, red, and green, a direct nod to the struggle for independence in 1963. Armenia's tricolor, readopted in 1990, had first flown briefly in 1918 and uses red, blue, and apricot to evoke the land, hope, and the country's enduring faith. Benin swapped a green-yellow-red field for the Pan-African colors after a 1975 revolution, then restored its original 1959 design in 1990 as a return to its founding identity. And then there's Ngerulmud, Palau's purpose-built capital since 2006, tucked into Melekeok and easy to forget beside the golden moon on Palau's blue flag.