The Union Flag

The Union flag- the flag of the United Kingdom

The Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. 
It is made up of three individual flags of the Kindom's countries all united under one Sovereign- the countries of England, of Scotland and of Northern Ireland.


As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included on the flag.

Evolution of  the Union Jack

Symbols of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Country	National Personification	National Animal(s)	Coat of Arms	Motto	Anthem
United Kingdom	Britannia	Lion Bulldog	Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom	Dieu et mon droit (French) "God and my right"	"God Save the King" Note: "King" is replaced with "Queen" in the lyrics whenever the monarch is female.

Individual countries of the United Kingdom

Country	Patron Saint	National Flower(s)	National Animal(s)	Coat of Arms	Motto	Anthem
England	St. George[1]	Tudor Rose[2]	Lion	Coat of Arms of England	Dieu et mon droit (French) "God and my right"	None See Proposed national anthems of England.
Scotland	St. Andrew[4]	Thistle (чертополох)	Unicorn[5]	Coat of Arms of Scotland	In My Defens God Me Defend (Scots)	Flower of Scotland (de facto)
Wales	St. David[6]	Leek (лук порей) or Daffodil (нарцисс)	Red Dragon[7]	Royal Badge of Wales	Cymru am byth (Welsh) "Wales forever"	Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Welsh) "Land of my Fathers"
Northern Ireland There is no official National flag of Northern Ireland[8] following the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 or any unofficial flag universally supported in Northern Ireland. The use of various flags in Northern Ireland is contentious. See Northern Ireland flags issue for more information.	St. Patrick[2]	Shamrock (клевер) or Flax (лён)	None	None Former Coat of Arms of Northern Ireland:	None	Londonderry Air (de facto)

Resources: en.wikipedia.org; http://www.flaginstitute.org