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Ecuador Flag
Ecuador's national flag is a yellow, blue, and red horizontal tricolour. The yellow band is double the height of the blue and red bands, giving the flag...
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About Ecuador and its flag
Ecuador's national flag is a yellow, blue, and red horizontal tricolour. The yellow band is double the height of the blue and red bands, giving the flag the same broad upper field seen in some neighbouring designs. Ecuador's Ministry of Education marks 26 September as National Flag Day.
Flag design and meaning
The flag has yellow at the top, blue in the middle, and red at the bottom. Yellow occupies twice the height of either lower band, a proportion formalised in 1900. The colour order and wide yellow field are the core visual features to check when comparing Ecuador with other yellow-blue-red flags.
- Yellow, blue, and red bands: Ecuador's Ministry of Education presents an educational interpretation of the national colours in its Flag Day material; this page treats that as a civic teaching account rather than a universal legal meaning.
History and adoption
Ministry of Education material records Ecuador's 1860 adoption of the yellow, blue, and red colours associated with Gran Colombia. A 1900 rule gave yellow its double width. The Ministry also records 26 September as National Flag Day, connecting the modern tricolour with an annual civic observance.
How to recognise this flag
- Check for yellow, blue, and red horizontal bands with yellow visibly twice as high as either lower band.
- Ecuador and Colombia share the same broad colour order, so compare the country name and flag image rather than relying on colours alone.
Ecuador flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Ecuador 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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