As part of the Soviet Union, all the Central Asian flags are relatively modern, having been adopted after the fall of the USSR in the early 1990s. And they have done them well - the 5 Stans have not just gone for simple tri-colours, or variations on each other's designs. They are all very different from each other, and to varying degrees, are all very unique and distinctive in the world of national flags.
On the Turkmen flag we've got a band of carpets - the only national flag in the world to have that. Read more about the flag of Turkmenistan here .
The Kyrgyz flag has a tunduk as the central motif. Definitely the only one in the world to have that! A tunduk being the iconic design of the top of a yurt. Read more about the Kyrgyz flag here .
Kazakhstan has a traditional rams' horns design and a steppe eagle. And is a really unusual sky blue. Read more about the Kazakh flag here .
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan aren't quite as note-worthy, however Tajikistan can make the claim that they had the only Soviet flag portraying the pan-Iranian colours, and it does have a crown on it which isn't quite a yurt or a carpet, but is still pretty cool. And although Uzbekistan has gone for a much more common style of flag, the use of it was briefly banned by non-governmental organisations in 2010, which was interesting. Read more about the Tajik flag here , or the Uzbek flag here .
And on top of the flags themselves, we've got three competitors in the world-renowned tallest flagpole competition, though we have been a bit lagging in this regard in Central Asia in the last few years. We've now got Tajikistan in fifth place and Ashgabat in eighth place. Read more about this epic battle here.
