Venezuela Flag

How to identify it

Yellow, blue and red bands of equal depth with an arc of eight white stars across the blue band.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The current eight-star version was adopted in March 2006.

History of the design

The added star honours Guayana, following a proposal associated with Simón Bolívar. Earlier official versions displayed seven stars.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Colombia

  Colombia has a double-height yellow band and no stars; Venezuela uses equal bands with an arc of eight stars.

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