Flag of Guatemala
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The Flag of Guatemala is a vertical blue-white-blue tricolor featuring the national coat of arms with a quetzal bird, symbolizing liberty and the country's location between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Guatemala canonical | 5 |
| flag of Guatemala | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Guatemala
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Guatemala
|
| adoptedInYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1871-08-17 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 5:8 ⓘ |
| birdSymbolizes | freedom ⓘ |
| blueRepresents |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| category | Flags of Central American countries ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsAdoptedInYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| designType | vertical triband ⓘ |
| features |
Coat of arms of Guatemala
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Guatemala
quetzal ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
crossed rifles
ⓘ
crossed swords ⓘ laurel wreath ⓘ scroll with the date of Central American independence ⓘ |
| governmentBodyResponsible | Government of Guatemala ⓘ |
| hasBird |
Resplendent quetzal
ⓘ
surface form:
resplendent quetzal
|
| hasCentralStripeColor | white ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnScroll | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLegalDefinitionIn |
Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Guatemala
|
| hasSideStripeColor | blue ⓘ |
| independenceDateOnScroll | 1821-09-15 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | flag of the Federal Republic of Central America ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Flag of Nicaragua
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of El Salvador
Flag of Honduras ⓘ |
| isUsedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| proportion | 5:8 ⓘ |
| stripeOrder | blue-white-blue ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Guatemala's location between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
justice ⓘ liberty ⓘ loyalty ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Guatemalan Armed Forces
ⓘ
Guatemalan government institutions ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Guatemalan embassies abroad
ⓘ
public buildings in Guatemala ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| whiteRepresents |
peace
ⓘ
purity ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of Guatemala