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| El Tricolor Nacional ('The National Tricolor') | |
| Use | National flag and state ensign    |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 26 November 1861 |
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red in a 2:1:1 ratio. |
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| Use | Civil ensign  |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | The national flag defaced in the centre with a blue ellipse outlined in red and an eight-pointed white star. |
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| Use | Naval ensign   |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Design | The national flag defaced in the centre with a white circle outlined in red and the coat of arms of Colombia. |
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The national flag of Colombia symbolizes that the nation gained its independence from Spain on 20 July 1810.[1] It is a horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red in a 2:1:1 ratio. The yellow stripe takes up a half of the flag while the blue and red stripes take up a quarter of the space each.
- ^ "Flag and Arms of Colombia". ColombiaInfo.org - The Colombia Information Site. Retrieved 2018-04-13.