What is Flag of Chile?
[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|300px|right|thumb|Flag of Chile]] The national '''[[flag]] of [[Chile]]''' was adopted in [[1817]]. == Appearance == The flag shows two equally horizontal bands of white (top right); and red (bottom). There is a blue square (left of the white band). The squrare is the same height as the white band. The square shows a white five-pointed star in the center. [[Protocol]] dictates that it can hang horizontally or vertically, but the star must always be located in the top-left corner. The [[color|colors]] have meanings: * [[Red]]: represents the blood of Chilean patriots who fought for independence. * [[White]]: represents the snow of the [[Andes]] mountains. * [[Blue]]: represents the blue of the skies. * White star: stresses the fact that Chile is an [[unitarian republic]]. (a political system in which the central [[government]] controls its [[republic]]). Note: the Chilean flag is similar to the flag of the American state of [[Texas]]. == Related pages == * [[Chile]] * [[Chilean government]] * [[unitary state]] * [[unitary]] * [[republic]] == Other websites == * [http://flagspot.net/flags/cl.html Description in ''Flags of the World''] {{stub}} [[Category:National flags|Chile]] [[Category:National symbols of Chile]]