Capital

Roseau

Continent

North America

Flag adopted

1978

Designer

Not individually credited

Dominica

Colors and meaning

• Green #006B3F

  The lush rainforest covering most of the island

• Yellow #FCD116

  The sun, and the island's Indigenous Kalinago heritage

• Black #000000

  The rich volcanic soil, and the island's Afro-Caribbean population

• Red #D41C33

  The sacrifices of the independence movement

Symbolism and history

A rare purple Sisserou parrot, found only on Dominica and the country's national bird, centers a green field crossed by a yellow-black-white saltire, making it one of very few national flags to feature the color purple.

No documented visual overlap

Dominica’s design isn’t a close visual match for any other current national flag. A few more flags from North America, for browsing:

• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic

Further reading: Flag of Dominica on Wikipedia