South America
Suriname
A flag of five horizontal bands, green-white-red-white-green in proportions 2:1:4:1:2, with a large yellow five-pointed star centered on the red band. It was adopted at independence in 1975.
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Adopted
1975
Proportion
2:3
Colours
4
Colours & their meaning
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Green
The fertility of the land and hope.
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White
Justice and freedom.
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Red
Progress and love.
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Yellow
Sacrifice and a bright future.
Symbols & emblems
Did you know?
Suriname replaced an earlier 1959 flag that displayed five colored stars linked by an ellipse.