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Colombia Flag
Colombia's flag is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue, and red. Its yellow band takes up the upper half of the design, making it much wider than the...
Where is Colombia?
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About Colombia and its flag
Colombia's flag is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue, and red. Its yellow band takes up the upper half of the design, making it much wider than the blue and red bands below. That unequal layout is the quickest way to identify Colombia among flags using the same three colours.
Flag design and meaning
The flag has a wide yellow band across the upper half, followed by equal blue and red bands in the lower half. There is no coat of arms or central device on the ordinary national flag. The double-height yellow field is the essential feature to check when identifying it.
- Wider yellow band: Colombia's official flag layout gives yellow the upper half of the field, above narrower blue and red bands.
History and adoption
A Presidency of Colombia historical account traces the tricolour to Francisco de Miranda's 1806 design. It also records a decree of 26 November 1861 restoring the horizontal arrangement and the wider yellow band. This page presents those points as the Presidency archive's documented historical account, without turning them into a single adoption claim.
How to recognise this flag
- The top yellow band should be twice the height of the blue and red bands below it.
- Colombia has no stars or central arms on the ordinary flag, unlike some related yellow-blue-red designs.
Colombia flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Colombia flag is currently grouped as medium difficulty for quiz progression.
Its region is listed as South America, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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