Flag of Colombia

Republic of Colombia
	El Tricolor Nacional; ("The National Tricolor")
Use	National flag and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	26 November 1861
Design	A horizontal tricolour of yellow (double-width), blue and red.
Use	Civil ensign
Proportion	2:3
Design	The national flag defaced in the centre with a blue ellipse outlined in red and an eight-pointed white star.
Use	Naval ensign
Proportion	2:3
Design	The national flag defaced in the centre with a white circle outlined in red and the coat of arms of Colombia.

The national flag of Colombia symbolizes that Colombia gained its independence from Spain on 20 July 1810.^[1] It is a horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red. The yellow stripe takes up a half of the flag and the blue and red take up a quarter of the space each.

^ "Flag and Arms of Colombia". ColombiaInfo.org - The Colombia Information Site. Retrieved 2018-04-13.

[1] "Flag and Arms of Colombia". ColombiaInfo.org - The Colombia Information Site. Retrieved 2018-04-13.

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El Tricolor Nacional ("The National Tricolor")
Use	National flag and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	26 November 1861; 162 years ago (1861-11-26)
Design	A horizontal tricolour of yellow (double-width), blue and red.



Use	Civil ensign
Proportion	2:3
Design	The national flag defaced in the centre with a blue ellipse outlined in red and an eight-pointed white star.



Use	Naval ensign
Proportion	2:3
Design	The national flag defaced in the centre with a white circle outlined in red and the coat of arms of Colombia.