- Capital
- Managua
- Continent
- North America
- Flag adopted
- 1908
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Nicaragua
Colors and meaning
Blue #0067C6
The Central American Federation and the Pacific and Caribbean coasts
White #FFFFFF
Peace between the federation's member states
Symbolism and history
A blue-white-blue tricolor bears a triangle enclosing five volcanoes, a rainbow, and a Phrygian cap of liberty, the same core federation-era emblem shared, with variations, across several Central American flags.
Closest-looking flags
El Salvador
Descends from the same 1823 Central American Federation banner as El Salvador's, Guatemala's and Honduras's flags, each distinguished mainly by its own coat of arms.
Guatemala
Descends from the same 1823 Central American Federation banner as El Salvador's, Guatemala's and Honduras's flags, each distinguished mainly by its own coat of arms.
Honduras
Descends from the same 1823 Central American Federation banner as El Salvador's, Guatemala's and Honduras's flags, each distinguished mainly by its own coat of arms.
Further reading: Flag of Nicaragua on Wikipedia
