Guatemala
Flag
Adopted: 1871
The flag features three vertical stripes of blue-white-blue with the national coat of arms centered on the white stripe.
Flag fun fact: The coat of arms depicts a quetzal bird, a sacred symbol in Maya culture, perched above a scroll inscribed with the independence date of September 15, 1821.
Colors
bluewhitered
Design elements
stripesemblemshield
Flag family: Central American
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Country context
Capital city: Guatemala City
Central America · North America
Independent from Spain · 1821
Spanish
Presidential Republic
UNOAS
