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The colors are great there, it works surprisingly well.
I like Canada ๐จ๐ฆ, Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and Bhutan ๐ง๐น
this one ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Curious flag, looks like a cream-filled candy cross section
I quite like the flag of Tanzania
And also Nauru, which is really helpful of you want to remember which hemisphere Nauru is (just barely) located on
Nobody has mentioned Kyrgyzstan yet
Can anyone verify if Kyrgyztan is indeed, full of gamers?
The holy boule ball
The flag of the Chinook Nation is one I recall seeing and thinking it was very unique, memorable, and aesthetically pleasing.
I also like the trident on the flag of Barbados.
Edit: fixed link
Sychelles: 
Bhutan:
Bhutan would have had the best flag if someone colored it in.
it's cheating of you put a dragon.
where's buthan-Wales dragon alliance?
Vietnam:
Angola:
Nepal for originality:
I thought the Angola flag looked bad ass so I looked the country up on Wikipedia. This struck me as a bit odd.
"Angola achieved independence in 1975 as a one-party Republic, but the country descended into a devastating civil war the same year, between the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), backed by the Soviet Union and Cuba; the insurgent National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, an originally Maoist and later anti-communist group supported by the United States and South Africa"
That is odd, aaand now I have to do a deep dive on the Angolan civil war, great. Lol
State flag, but: Marylandโs got an absolute banger, imo.
These uniforms go Hard AF
Japan, just a red dot
The old one was better!
The old one is also seen as as bad as the flag of Nazi Germany in East and Southeast Asia. Imperial Japan was extremely brutal, and the use of the rising sun flag in modern times is a symbol of fascism in Japan, like the swastika.
All that aside, just based on looks alone, way better flag. The other flag of the emperor with the chrysanthemum is cool too, but I'm sure that one is seen similarly.
Mozambique for sure, I'm not from there, never been there, don't even really want to go, idt I've even met someone from there, but that flag with the AK goes so hard I want it on a shirt.
The flag of Switzerland is always a plus.
Thinking outside the box: Nepal ๐ณ๐ต
Apologies in advance if I'm doing this wrong. But the 1890 national flag of China was badass. Check out the current Welsh flag though, I'd say it's close. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Someone else mentioned Seychelles, so I'll also throw in the rather awesome, Jamaica:
To my knowledge, Jamaica's is the only national flag to not contain red, white or blue.
Oh wow, that's cool. Didn't know that :-)
Flag of Iran, or the flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz (gone). Nothing political about those choices in particular, i just think their flags are the prettiest.
Iran flag is peak design.
really pushing the tricolour to new levels.
those stylised letters really give them a cool aesthetic. regardless of what's written. peak graphic design.
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Angola ๐ฆ๐ด
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Albania ๐ฆ๐ฑ
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Antigua and Barbuda ๐ฆ๐ฌ
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Kiribati ๐ฐ๐ฎ
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South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ
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Portugal ๐ต๐น
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Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
I agree these are good, the others were not though. I'd like to add to consideration:
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Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท
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Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
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Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
In particular, Argentina is, if not the best national flag, at least my personal favorite.
Flags of communist countries have always been awesome. USSR, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Laos, East Germany
I can't find it, but there's a cool infographic / image that has all of them. I could only find one for the hammer and sickle variations:
Nepal is my favourite. Most iconic hammer and sickle IMO
I really like the ones that dared to be different and show what working class means to their area.
Greenland: ๐ฌ๐ฑ
Isle of Man: ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Papua New Guinea: ๐ต๐ฌ
Albania: ๐ฆ๐ฑ