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Flag of Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Flag

Adopted: 1848

The flag features five horizontal stripes of blue, white, red, white, and blue, with the red stripe being twice the width of the others.

Flag fun fact: The red stripe was added in 1848 to honor the French Revolution and represents the blood shed for independence.

Colors

bluewhitered

Design elements

stripes

Flag family: Pan-American

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Country context

Capital city: San José

Central America · North America

Independent from Federal Republic of Central America · 1847

Spanish

Presidential republic

UNOAS

Currency

Costa Rican colón (CRC) →

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