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21 August 1823 [1] (modified in 1824) Relinquished. 1839. Design. A blue and white horizontal triband with the coat of arms of Central America in the center. Central America was a unified nation at several points throughout its history, and while united, the country has used several national flags. The design of the Central American flag, a ...
The Central America Portal. Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador ...
The population of Central America is estimated at 50,956,791 as of 2021. 40 41 With an area of 523,780 square kilometers (202,230 sq mi), 42 it has a population density of 97.3 per square kilometre (252 per square mile). Human Development Index values are from the estimates for 2017. 43. Countries of Central America.
The Federal Republic of Central America flag was used in Guatemala until 1851, when a pro-Spanish faction took over and added the Spanish colors of red and yellow to the flag. The original colors were restored on 17 August 1871, but as vertical (rather than horizontal) stripes in order to distinguish it from other flags and with a new coat of arms.
The coat of arms of El Salvador displayed at the site from which, on the morning of November 5, 1811, the first cry for the independence of Central America was launched. The coat of arms of El Salvador in the Barcelona consulate. The coat of arms of El Salvador displayed at The Torch of Friendship monument in downtown Miami, Florida.
Description of flag design from: Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, Prócer Centroamericano.Page 277. ISBN: 9992300574 Coat of arms design derived from a depiction on the Constitution of Central America and from History of El Salvador Volume I, pp. 150–151
This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons .
The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of cobalt blue -white- cobalt blue, with the coat of arms centered and entirely contained within the central white stripe. This design of a triband of blue-white-blue is commonly used among Central American countries. The country's flag is one of the few that currently use the color purple ...