Flag of Costa Rica
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The Flag of Costa Rica is a horizontal tricolor of blue, white, and red with the national coat of arms on the red stripe, symbolizing the country’s democratic traditions, natural beauty, and historical ties to Central America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Costa Rica canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1848-11-27 ⓘ |
| capitalCityCountry | San José ⓘ |
| category | Flags of Central American countries ⓘ |
| centralStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| designer | Pacífica Fernández Oreamuno ⓘ |
| designInfluence | French tricolor ⓘ |
| designType | horizontal tricolor ⓘ |
| emblemPosition |
on red stripe
ⓘ
toward hoist side ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Mesoamerican isthmus in coat of arms
ⓘ
merchant ships in coat of arms ⓘ rising sun in coat of arms ⓘ three volcanoes in coat of arms ⓘ two oceans in coat of arms ⓘ |
| hasEmblem |
Coat of arms of Costa Rica
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Costa Rica
|
| hasStripe |
blue stripe
ⓘ
central red stripe ⓘ inner white stripes ⓘ outer blue stripes ⓘ red stripe ⓘ white stripe ⓘ |
| innerStripeColor | white ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French tricolour
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of France
|
| legalStatus | defined in Costa Rican law ⓘ |
| officialLanguageCountry | Spanish ⓘ |
| outerStripeColor | blue ⓘ |
| proportion | 3:5 ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| sideRatio | 3:5 ⓘ |
| stripeCount | 5 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
blood shed for freedom
ⓘ
coasts and seas ⓘ democratic traditions ⓘ freedom ⓘ historical ties to Central America ⓘ natural beauty ⓘ peace ⓘ sky and opportunities ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Costa Rica
ⓘ
civil population of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| variant |
civil flag of Costa Rica
ⓘ
state flag of Costa Rica ⓘ war flag of Costa Rica ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.