Flags are extremely powerful national symbols. Many countries have laws criminizalizing defacing the national flag. For example India: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Flags are extremely powerful national symbols. Many countries have laws criminizalizing defacing the national flag. For example India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Insults_to_National_Honour_Act,_1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Insults_to_Natio... US: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700 If you do not know the specific history regarding why the proportions of some national flag are as they are, I would be very careful about altering those. Although probably not criminal in most places, showing an incorrect flag can still cause offense and draw disfavourable attention to the publisher who uses the incorrect flag.