text: what do you think are the five most recognizable country flags in the world? last night my friends and i somehow ended up talking about flags and we tried to figure out which five countries had the most recognizable flags in the world: in other words, the flags that everyone recognizes. here are the five countries that we came up with, in no particular order:  1. usa 2. japan 3. canada 4. britain 5. israel yes, i thought of japan right away. of course canada is the maple leaf. good list!