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- Capital
- Santiago
- Continent
- South America
- Flag adopted
- 1817
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Chile
Colors and meaning
Red #D52B1E
Blood shed by those who fought for independence
White #FFFFFF
The snow of the Andes mountains
Blue #0039A6
The Pacific Ocean and the clear sky over Chile
Symbolism and history
A white five-pointed star on a blue square sits at the hoist of a white-over-red bicolor, a layout close enough to Texas's historic state flag that the two are occasionally confused despite having no direct historical connection.
No documented visual overlap
Chile’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from South America, for browsing:
Further reading: Flag of Chile on Wikipedia