Editing Union Jack (section)

===National and regional flags===
[[File:Arthur Mees Flags of A Free Empire 1910 Cornell CUL PJM 1167 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Map of the [[British Empire]] from 1910, with the ensigns and emblems of several British dominions and colonies displayed]]
As the national flag of the entire British Realm, the Union Flag was found in the ''[[Canton (flag)|canton]]'' (upper flagpole-side quarter) of the [[Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories|flags]] of many colonies of Britain, while the ''[[field (heraldry)|field]]'' (background) of their flags was the colour of the [[British ensigns#History|naval ensign]] flown by the particular [[Royal Navy]] squadron that patrolled that region of the world. Nations and colonies that have used the Union Flag at some stage have included [[Aden]], [[Basutoland]] (now Lesotho), [[Barbados]], [[Bechuanaland Protectorate|Bechuanaland]] (now Botswana), [[Borneo]], [[British rule in Burma|Burma]], [[Canada]], [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]] (now Sri Lanka), [[British Cyprus|Cyprus]], [[Dominica]], [[British East Africa|British East Africa (Kenya Colony)]], [[Gambia]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast (Ghana)]], [[Grenada]], [[British Guiana|Guiana]], [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], [[Colony of Jamaica|Jamaica]], [[Labuan|Labuan (Malaysia)]], [[Lagos]], [[Crown Colony of Malta|Malta]], [[British Mauritius|Mauritius]], [[Colonial Nigeria|Nigeria]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]], [[Penang|Penang (Malaysia)]], [[Southern Rhodesia|Rhodesia]] (now Zimbabwe), [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate|Sierra Leone]], [[Singapore]], [[British Somaliland|Somaliland]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]], [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]], [[British Raj|Pre-partitioned India]] (present-day [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], and [[Myanmar]]), [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Uganda Protectorate|Uganda]], the [[United States]], and [[Weihaiwei under British rule|Weihaiwei]]. As former British Empire nations were granted independence, these and other versions of the Union Flag were decommissioned. The most recent decommissioning of the Union Flag came on 1 July 1997, when the former Dependent Territory of Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China.

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Four former British colonies in Oceania which are now independent countries incorporate the Union Jack as part of their national flags: Australia, New Zealand and [[Tuvalu]], which have retained the monarchy; and [[Fiji]], which [[1987 Fijian coups d'état|abolished the monarchy in 1987]].

In former British colonies, the Union Jack was used interchangeably with informal flags of the territory for significant parts of their colonial early history. The Union Flag was used as the flag of Canada until it was re-adopted as a ceremonial flag, and the Maple Leaf flag made the official national flag in 1965. In addition to being an official ceremonial flag, the Union Flag also defaces the flags of a number of Canadian provinces, including [[British Columbia]], [[Manitoba]], and [[Ontario]]. [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] uses a flag that was derived from the Union Flag, with the Union Jack serving as the flag of Newfoundland until 1980. The Union Flag, and flags defaced with the Union Flag in its canton, similar to the Canadian Red Ensign, continue to see use in Canada in a private capacity. The pre-1801 Union Flag also sees limited use by private organisations, most notably the [[United Empire Loyalists]] Association of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Monuments/Loyalist-Flag.php|title=History of the Loyalist Flag|publisher=United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada|access-date=18 March 2020|website=www.uelac.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923234311/http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Monuments/Loyalist-Flag.php|archive-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

Along with the national flag, many other [[List of Australian flags|Australian]] flags retain the use of the Union Jack, including the [[Royal Australian Navy Ensign]] (also known as the Australian White Ensign), the [[Royal Australian Air Force Ensign]], the [[Australian Red Ensign]] (for use by merchant and private vessels), and the [[Australian Civil Aviation Ensign]]. The flags of all six Australian States retain the Union Jack in the canton, as do some regional flags such as the Upper and Lower [[Murray River Flag]]s. The Vice-Regal flags of the State Governors also use the Union Jack. While the [[Flags Act 1953]] states that Australians still have the "right or privilege" to fly the Union Jack after the introduction of the Australian National Flag, usage of the Union Jack by itself is unusual.

The [[Basque Country (historical territory)|Basque Country's]] flag, the [[Ikurriña]], is also loosely based on the Union Jack, reflecting the significant commercial ties between [[Bilbao]] and Britain at the time the [[Ikurriña]] was designed in 1894. The [[Miskito people]] sometimes use a similar flag that also incorporates the Union Jack in its canton, due to long periods of contact in the [[Mosquito Coast]].
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The Union Jack was used by the United States in its first flag, the Continental Union Flag. This flag was of a similar design to the one used by the [[British East India Company]]. The historical [[Hawaiian Kingdom|Kingdom of Hawaii]] adopted a flag featuring a Union Jack which was retained when [[Hawaii]] became a US state in 1959. Hawaii's flag represents the only current use of the Union Jack in any American state flag.

Also in the United States, the Union Flag of 1606 is incorporated into the [[flag of Baton Rouge]], the capital city of Louisiana. Baton Rouge was a British colony from the time of the [[Seven Years' War]] until the end of the [[American Revolutionary War]], when it was captured by Spanish forces. Symbols from the colonial powers France and Spain are also incorporated into the Baton Rouge flag. [[Taunton, Massachusetts]], uses [[Flag of Taunton, Massachusetts|a flag]] with the old style Union Flag by a resolution on 19 October 1974.  Additionally, [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]], has been known to fly a flag containing the King's Colours since 1973.<ref>{{FOTW|id=us-pa-wc|title=Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (U.S.)}}</ref>

The Union Jack also appeared on both the 1910–1928 and 1928–1994 [[South African Flag#History|flags]] of South Africa. The [[South Africa Red Ensign|1910–1928 flag]] was a [[Red Ensign]] with the [[Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)|Union coat of arms]] in the fly. The 1928–1994 flag, based on the [[Prinsenvlag]] and commonly known as the ''oranje-blanje-blou'' (orange-white-blue), contained the Union Jack as part of a central motif at par with the flags of the two [[Boer republics]] of the [[Orange Free State]] and [[South African Republic|Transvaal]]. To keep any one of the three flags from having precedence, the Union Jack is spread horizontally from the Orange Free State flag towards the hoist; closest to the hoist, it is in the superior position but since it is reversed it does not precede the other flags.

The flag of the Municipal Council of [[Shanghai International Settlement]] in 1869 contained multiple flags to symbolise the countries have participated in the creation and management of this enclave in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The Union Jack was contained as part of top left hand shield and close to the flags of the United States and [[Second French Empire|France]], there was also contained the [[flag of Prussia]] nearby, but it was removed around 1917.

The flag of the [[Chile]]an city of [[Coquimbo]] features the Union Jack, owing to its historical commercial links to Britain.

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{{gallery
|title=Selected British colonial and overseas territorial flags that incorporate the Union Jack|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100
|Flag of Bermuda.svg|The [[flag of Bermuda]], a British Overseas Territory
|Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg|The [[flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory]], a British Overseas Territory
|Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg|The flag of [[British Virgin Islands]], a British Overseas Territory
|Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg|The [[flag of the Cayman Islands]], a British Overseas Territory
|Flag of the Cook Islands.svg|The [[flag of the Cook Islands]], an Overseas territory of New Zealand.
|Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg|The flag of the [[Falkland Islands]], a British Overseas Territory
|Flag of Burma (1939–1941, 1945–1948).svg|The flag of [[British Burma]] (1939–1948)
|Flag of Cyprus (1922–1960).svg|The flag of [[British Cyprus]] (1922–1960)
|Flag of British Heligoland.svg|The flag of [[Heligoland#19th century|British Heligoland]] (1807–1890)
|British Raj Red Ensign.svg|The [[flag of India]] (1885–1947)
|Flag of Ceylon (1875–1948).svg|The [[flag of Ceylon]] (1875–1948)
|Flag of the Cook Islands Federation.svg|The flag of the [[Cook Islands Federation]] (1893–1901)
|Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg|The [[flag of Hong Kong]] (1959–1997)
|Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg|The [[flag of Malta]] (1943–1964)
|Flag of Rhodesia (1964–1968).svg|The [[Flag of Southern Rhodesia#Rhodesia|flag of Rhodesia]] (1964–1968)
|Flag of Singapore (1952–1959).svg|The [[flag of Singapore]] (1952–1959)
|Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1958–1962).svg|The [[flag of Trinidad and Tobago|flag of British Trinidad and Tobago]] (1958–1962)
|Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands.svg|The [[flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands]] (1815–1864)
|British Weihaiwei flag.svg|The [[flag of Weihaiwei]] (1903–1930)
}}
{{gallery
|title=Selected regional and community flags that incorporate the Union Jack|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100
|Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.svg|The [[flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
|Flag of British Columbia.svg|The [[flag of British Columbia]], a Canadian province
|Flag of Coquimbo.svg|The flag of [[Coquimbo]], [[Chile]]
|File:Flag of Hawaii.svg|The [[flag of Hawaii]], a U.S. state
|Flag_of_Manitoba.svg|The [[flag of Manitoba]], a Canadian province
|Murray River Flag (Combined).svg|Combined [[Murray River Flag]] (Combined)
|Murray River Flag (Lower).svg|[[Murray River Flag]] (Lower)
|Murray River Flag (Upper).svg|[[Murray River Flag]] (Upper)
|Flag of Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg|The [[flag of Newfoundland and Labrador]], a Canadian province
|Flag of Ontario.svg|The [[flag of Ontario]], a Canadian province
|Flag of Queensland.svg|The [[flag of Queensland]], an Australian state
|Flag of Taunton, Massachusetts.svg|The flag of [[Taunton, Massachusetts]]
|File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg|The [[flag of Victoria (Australia)|Flag of Victoria]], an Australian state
}}