Chilean flag

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The Chilean flag is the national flag of Chile, featuring a white and red horizontal bicolor with a blue canton bearing a single white star, and is a central emblem of Chilean identity and patriotism.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Flag of Chile 2
flag of Chile 2
Bandera de Chile 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a country
national flag
adoptedOn 1817-10-18
country Chile
culturalRole central emblem of Chilean identity
symbol at sports events involving Chile
design horizontal bicolor of white and red with a blue canton bearing a single white star
displayedOn Chilean national holidays
public buildings in Chile
featuredIn Chilean military ceremonies
Chilean patriotic celebrations
hasCanton blue square canton at the hoist in the upper white stripe
hasStripe lower horizontal red stripe
upper horizontal white stripe
hasSymbol single white five-pointed star in the blue canton
inspiredBy Flag of the Republic of Texas
surface form: flag of Texas (historical similarity, not direct derivation)

flag of the United States
introducedDuring Chilean War of Independence
ISO3166Country .cl
surface form: CL
legalStatus official national symbol of Chile
mandatoryDisplayOn Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias
surface form: Independence Day of Chile
nickname La Estrella Solitaria
The Lone Star
officialName Chilean flag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bandera de Chile
proportion 2:3
regulatedBy Chilean law
relatedSymbol Coat of arms of Chile
surface form: coat of arms of Chile
replaced earlier transitional independence flags of Chile
symbolizes Chilean national identity
independence of Chile
patriotism in Chile
symbolizesColorBlue sky and Pacific Ocean
symbolizesColorRed blood shed for independence
symbolizesColorWhite snow of the Andes Mountains
symbolizesStar guidance and honor
usedAs civil flag
ensign on Chilean government buildings
state flag
war flag
usedBy Armed Forces of Chile
Chilean civilians
Government of Chile
usesColor blue
red
white

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guardia de Palacio countryFlag Chilean flag
this entity surface form: Flag of Chile
Chilean flag officialName Chilean flag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bandera de Chile
La Estrella Solitaria refersTo Chilean flag
this entity surface form: Flag of Chile
The Lone Star refersTo Chilean flag
this entity surface form: flag of Chile
Fiestas Patrias symbol Chilean flag
Parada Militar de Chile usesSymbol Chilean flag
this entity surface form: flag of Chile