Flag of Chile,Republic of Chile

Chile national flag with a horizontal white stripe over a red stripe; a dark blue canton with a large white star is in the upper hoist corner. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.
Detail:
Adopted on: October 18, 1817 Proportion: 2:3 Country: Chile
Story:
The national flag is rectangular and the ratio of length to width is 3:2. The flag is composed of blue, white and red. The left corner of the upper part is a blue square with a white five pointed star in the center; the right side is a white rectangle. The lower half is a red rectangle. Red symbolizes the blood of martyrs, white symbolizes the snow of the Andes peak, and blue symbolizes the ocean.