Asia
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Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.
Proportions
1:2
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#CB000F · Pantone 186 CThe red field depicts the struggle for liberation.
#000000The black triangle depicts the obscurantism to be overcome.
#F8C00C · Pantone 116 CThe yellow triangle depicts the traces of colonialism.
#FFFFFFThe white star depicts peace and the guiding light.
Symbols & elements
The star of guidance, whose light leads the country forward. The black triangle behind it stands for the obscurantism to be overcome, the yellow one for the traces of colonialism.
Construction details
Proportions 1:2. A red field bearing at the hoist two overlapping triangles, a yellow one and, over it, a shorter black one, the latter charged with a white five-pointed star.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — East Timor
Common conventions
Two triangles overlap at the hoist: a yellow one, then a shorter black one charged with a star.
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