Cuba

national flag

Cuba
1:2
  • eng La Estrella Solitaria (the lonely star) nickname

Flag Dates

  • adopted May 20, 1906

Vexilliger Type

  • sovereign state in Caribbean

Names

  • eng Republic of Cuba official name
  • spa República de Cuba official name
  • eng Cuba
  • spa Cuba

Shape

1:2
  • quadrilateral → rectangular → elongated

Division

  • horizontal
  • number of stripes 5 stripes
  • stripe symmetry symmetric stripes
  • additional area triangle or pentagon
  • position of additional area hoist
  • stripe areas equal
  • division lines straight
  • triangular
  • triangle orientation from hoist
  • triangle spread part
  • triangle partition plain
  • area partition stripes
  • (triangle) shape symmetric triangle

Colors

  • B+
    dark blue
  • W
    white
  • R
    base red

Elements

  • horizontal stripe ×3
  • horizontal stripe ×2
  • isosceles triangle (triangle)
  • star (5 pointed star)