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- Capital
- Caracas
- Continent
- South America
- Flag adopted
- 2006
- Designer
- Francisco de Miranda
Venezuela
Colors and meaning
Yellow #FCD116
The gold and natural wealth of the New World
Blue #00247D
The Atlantic Ocean separating Venezuela from colonial Spain
Red #CE1126
The blood shed for independence
Symbolism and history
An arc of eight white stars, the eighth added in 2006 to honor a historic province, crosses the blue band of a yellow-blue-red tricolor descended, like Colombia's and Ecuador's flags, from Francisco de Miranda's original Gran Colombia design.
Closest-looking flags
Colombia
Descends from the same Gran Colombia flag as Colombia's and Ecuador's tricolors, distinguished by its arc of stars across the blue band.
Ecuador
Descends from the same Gran Colombia flag as Colombia's and Ecuador's tricolors, distinguished by its arc of stars across the blue band.
Further reading: Flag of Venezuela on Wikipedia
