Bolivia Flag

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Flag of Bolivia

The national flag of Bolivia was first accepted in 1851. The state flag and pennant (and war flag) is a flat tricolor of red, yellow and green with the Bolivian coat of arms in the center. According to the reviewed Constitution of Bolivia of 2009, the Wiphala measured the Bolivia Flag as national character of Bolivia.

Notwithstanding its landlocked status, Bolivia has a naval ensign used by navy vessels on rivers and lakes. It comprises of a blue field with the state flag in the region bordered by nine small yellow five-pointed stars, with a superior yellow five-pointed star in the fly. The nine small stars signify the nine departments of Bolivia, and the superior star the nation's right to admission the sea (access that it lost in 1884 in the War of the Pacific).

History of Bolivia Flag

On August 17, 1825, eleven days after freedom from Spain was announced, Bolivia accepted its first national flag. It contained red and green stripes with a yellow star on the red, bounded by a green wreath. A competing flag design in 1825–26 shown in red, green, and yellow along with five stars within wreaths. The three colors had been extensively used by the Aymara and Quechua group. This group dominated the area before the entrance of the Spanish conquerors. The colors have been related with the valour of the army (red), the fertility of mineral resources (yellow), and the richness of the land (green).

The Bolivian flag was accepted with horizontal stripes of yellow-red-green with a coat of arms in the centre. On November 5, 1851, the stripes were changed to red-yellow-green, possibly to upsurge its uniqueness when seen at a distance. Over the years diverse versions of the coat of arms were presented on the flag. The 9 stars beforehand in use mentioned to the Bolivian departments symbolize the valuable territory that was lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific.

Bolivia Flag Meaning and Design

The Bolivia's flag is has a tricolor rectangle, with the colors red, yellow and green. The ratio of each color strip is 1:1:1. That defines that three horizontal bands, with the red on the superior part inhabiting a third of the flag's width, yellow in the middle band by the same width, and green in the inferior part, consuming the last third. The sizes of the flag had not been distinct since its acceptance in 1851. Supreme Decree No. 27630 of 2004 lastly recognized that the size of the national flag be of 7.5 squares width, 11 squares long, and a square can be any size, which makes it to the ratio 15:22.

The flag of Bolivia significance the Supreme Decree of 1888 during the government of President Gregorio Pacheco, which specifies that red for the blood of heroes who protects the nation, yellow stands for wealth and resources and green represents the richness.

Bolivia Country Information, Currency, Codes, Time Zone

Bolivia is landlocked between two countries. South America and the other being Paraguay located along Bolivia's southeast border. The population of the nation estimated 1.11 crores (2017) having population density of around 10.2 people per square kilometer, up from 10.05 a year earlier. Bolivia is a democratic parliamentary Republic, where the President is considered as the head of state and the Prime Minister as head of government. Following, the executive power is exercised by the president and the government.

There are 36 official languages found in Bolivia and the currency is Bolivian Boliviano. Bolivia comprises of two letters Bolivia code i.e. BO and its three letters Bolivia code is BOL and in digits it is 068. The calling code is +591 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Bolivia is UTC -4 hours. Being a republic, Bolivia comprises a total of 112 provinces which are also called as states. Further, the provinces are divided into 337 municipalities.

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