Capital

Singapore

Continent

Asia

Flag adopted

1965

Designer

Not individually credited

Singapore

Colors and meaning

• Red #EF3340

  Universal brotherhood and equality

• White #FFFFFF

  Pervading and everlasting purity and virtue

Symbolism and history

A white crescent moon and five stars, representing democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality, sit in the upper hoist of a red-over-white bicolor, adopted in 1965 upon full independence from Malaysia.

Closest-looking flags

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  Indonesia

  Its red-over-white bicolor half echoes Indonesia's flag, though the crescent-and-stars canton makes Singapore's design otherwise distinct.

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  Monaco

  Its red-over-white bicolor half echoes Indonesia's flag, though the crescent-and-stars canton makes Singapore's design otherwise distinct.

Further reading: Flag of Singapore on Wikipedia