For all the diversity found in the many countries of the world, national flags adhere to a fairly predictable formula. Sure, some states flout convention--I’m looking at you, Nepal--but for the most part, flags are built from the same basic symbols: some colorful stripes, a handful of stars, and maybe a national emblem. But that doesn’t mean they can’t pack in a wealth of coded information. I bet you didn’t know that the inverted yellow triangle on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s new flag, for instance, visually approximates the geography of the country while also representing the nation’s three constituent people with its three points.
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