Iraq

About the flag

Correct: Iraq. The flag uses the Pan-Arab colors (red, white, black, green) and features the Takbīr—“Allahu Akbar”—in green Kufic script across the center. The current form was standardized in 2008, replacing Saddam Hussein’s handwritten script and removing the three Ba’athist stars, signaling a shift from Ba’athist symbolism while affirming Arab identity. Memory tip: Among similar Middle Eastern flags, Iraq’s is the one with Arabic words across the stripes. Jordan has a red triangle with a white star; India has the blue Ashoka Chakra; Nepal isn’t rectangular at all. Bonus fact: Iraq sits on ancient Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates, and Baghdad was a leading center of learning during the Islamic Golden Age.