Barbados
Flag
Adopted: 1966
The flag features a gold horizontal stripe between blue upper and lower sections, with a black diagonal band running from lower hoist to upper fly.
Flag fun fact: The black diagonal band represents the island's soil and the resilience of its people, while the gold stripe symbolizes the sand beaches and the sun.
Colors
bluegoldblack
Design elements
stripestriangle
Flag family: Tricolor
Country context
Capital city: Bridgetown
Caribbean · North America
Independent from United Kingdom · 1966
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Parliamentary democracy
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Island nation
