Cuba
Flag
Adopted: 1902
The Cuban flag features five alternating blue and white horizontal stripes with a red equilateral triangle on the hoist side containing a white star.
Flag fun fact: The flag's design was created in 1849 by Narciso López, a Venezuelan independence advocate, with the triangle representing the three regions of Cuba and the star symbolizing independence.
Colors
bluewhitered
Design elements
stripestrianglestar
Flag family: Pan-American
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Country context
Capital city: Havana
Caribbean · North America
Independent from United States · 1902
Spanish
Socialist republic
UNOAS
Island nation
