diff --git a/backend/sql/04_country.sql b/backend/sql/04_country.sql
index 52e0bc5..0a72cfd 100644
--- a/backend/sql/04_country.sql
+++ b/backend/sql/04_country.sql
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ BEGIN
     ELSE
         RAISE NOTICE 'country_code table already exists';
     END IF;
+
+    IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name = 'country_flag') THEN
+        CREATE TABLE country_flag (
+            id UUID DEFAULT gen_random_uuid_v7() PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+            country_id UUID NOT NULL,
+            flag VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+            deleted BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+            created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+            updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+        );
+        CREATE TRIGGER update_flag_updated_at
+        BEFORE UPDATE ON "country_flag"
+        FOR EACH ROW
+        EXECUTE FUNCTION update_data_modified_column();
+        
+        RAISE NOTICE 'created country_flag table and trigger';
+    ELSE
+        RAISE NOTICE 'country_flag table already exists';
+    END IF;
 END $$;
 
 DO $$