Flag of Venezuela
Horizontal bands of yellow, blue and red, with an arc of eight white stars on the blue band.
- Colours
- yellow
- blue
- red
- white
- Region
- South America
- Adopted
- 2006
What the flag of Venezuela means
Yellow stands for the country's wealth, blue for the Caribbean Sea and red for the blood of the independence fighters. The arc of eight stars stands for the eight provinces that signed the 1811 declaration of independence; the eighth was added in 2006.
Where is Venezuela?
Venezuela is in South America. The nearest countries in Battuta are Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Colombia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Guyana. Find it yourself on the 3D globe in Waypoint: South America.
Often confused with
Flags with similar colours
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Questions and answers
When was the flag of Venezuela adopted?
The current flag of Venezuela was adopted in 2006.
What colours are on the flag of Venezuela?
The main colours of the flag of Venezuela are yellow, blue, red and white.
Which flags look like the flag of Venezuela?
The flag of Venezuela is often confused with the flags of Colombia and Ecuador.