Flag of Sealand

What the flag looks like

A red triangle at the upper hoist and a black triangle at the lower fly, divided by a broad white diagonal band rising from the lower hoist to the upper fly.

What it means

Red is said to stand for the founder, Roy Bates, black for his pirate-radio past, and the white band for a path of virtue.

How to remember it

Sealand splits red from black with a white band climbing to the top right; Trinidad and Tobago runs a white-edged black band down across all-red.

Fun facts

• Sealand occupies HM Fort Roughs, a Second World War sea fort in the North Sea about 11 km off the coast of Suffolk.
• Roy Bates, a pirate radio broadcaster, proclaimed the platform a principality in 1967; no state recognizes it.

Sealand at a glance

Status

Unrecognized micronation

Proclaimed

1967

Region

Micronation

Languages

English

Flags often confused with Sealand

• Trinidad and Tobago: Sealand and Trinidad and Tobago both cross red with a diagonal of black and white. Trinidad and Tobago has a white-edged black band running down from the top left; Sealand has a white band rising to the top right, with red above it and black below.