What country's flag is known as the union jack?

Answer 1

The 'Union Flag' or the UK is commonly (and incorrectly) called the Union Jack. A jack is a small flagpole on the front of a ships. This is where the Union Flag is flown on Royal Navy ships, hence a flag used for that specific purpose is called a Union jack flag. All other usage, other than naval, should refer to it as the 'Union Flag'.

Interestingly enough, the Union Flag is not the official national flag of the UK, because the UK does not have a legally defined national flag. It is just commonly accepted as being so.

Answer 2

The Union Flag is called the Union Jack only when it's flown at sea. The countries that have the Union Flag on them are:

1.Akrotiri

2.Anguilla

3.Ashmore and Cartier Islands

4.Australia

5.Bermuda

6.British Indian Ocean Territory

7.British Virgin Islands

8.Cayman Islands

9.Coral Sea Islands

10.Dhekelia

11.Falkland Islands

12.Fiji

13.Heard Island and McDonald Islands

14.Montserrat

15.New Zealand

16.Niue (with embellishments)

17.Pitcairn Islands

18.Saint Helena

19.South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

20.Tokelau

21.Turks and Caicos Islands

22.Tuvalu

23.United Kingdom

Answer 3

The Union Jack flag is just based off of the United Kingdom.

Answer 4

The union flag represents the countries in Great Britain. England , Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom but not of GB.

Answer 5

England, Scotland, north Ireland, but Wales is not on there yet.and it never will be shitlords

Answer 6

The UK has a flag called the Union Flag. Properly speaking it is only called the Union Jack when flown on the Jackstaff of a ship. The Jackstaff is a small flag pole at the stern of a ship