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Proportions
2:3
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#FFCC00 · Pantone 116 CYellow depicts the riches of the land and the gold of the New World.
#00247D · Pantone 280 CBlue depicts the sea that separated the country from the colonial power; the eight stars, the provinces that backed independence.
#CF142B · Pantone 186 CRed depicts courage and the blood shed for independence.
Symbols & elements
An arc of stars for the provinces that signed the 1811 declaration of independence. An eighth was added in 2006 for Guayana, at the request of Hugo Chávez, honouring a decree by Simón Bolívar.
Construction details
Proportions 2:3. Three equal horizontal bands, yellow, blue, red, with an arc of eight white stars at the centre of the blue. The state flag also bears the coat of arms in the upper hoist canton.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — Venezuela
Common conventions
It shares its yellow-blue-red with two neighbours (Colombia and Ecuador), a legacy of a former shared federation.
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