gsx - 2:14 pm on Dec 31, 2002 (gmt 0)

...and the graphics are not optimised. The french flag is a 125 byte file using the colours (1)black, (2)white, (3)red, (4)blue and yet the file is set to an 8 colour palette. Surely 4 colour would be better. The graphic in the middle takes an age to load (and the ActiveX component - I blocked that so I can't comment - but if its not needed or could be done another way...)

It is definately the graphics slowing it down. Perhaps you should use the imagemap ability of browsers and have all the flags in one graphic.