Colombia Flag GIF (Bandera de Colombia)

The national flag of Colombia (Spanish: La bandera de Colombia) is a horizontal three-color flag made of yellow (double width), blue, and red. The yellow color represents the wealth of the country, as well as gold, the sun, sovereignty, and justice. The blue color symbolizes the sea and the sky, and the red color expresses the spilled blood for the independence of Colombia. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted on November 26, 1861.

Its coat of arms includes a vulture symbolizing freedom with an olive crown, sailing ships symbolizing maritime history, a pomegranate symbolizing the Viceroyalty of New Granada, a Phrygian cap symbolizing freedom, and golden coins and fruits poured from horns symbolizing abundance.

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state predominantly situated in the northwest of South America. Its capital is Bogota, and its population is about 51.27 million (2021). According to its land and sea borders, it borders with Brazil, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

COUNTRY PROFILE

Capital and largest city:	Bogotá
Other major cities:	Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena
Official languages:	Spanish, English
Region:	South America
Ethnic groups:	86% White/Castizo and Mestizo, 10.6% Afro-Colombian, 3.4% Amerindian
Religions:	79% Catholic Church, 13% Protestants, 6% Atheist, 2% Other religions
Nationality name:	Colombian
Area:	1,141,748 km² (440,831 sq mi)
Population:	51.27 million (2021)
Currency:	Peso
Country codes:	CO, COL (ISO 3166)
Internet Top-Level Domain:	.co
Calling code:	+57
Flag emoji code:	🇨🇴

Keywords: The flag and the coat of arms of Colombia (Spanish: La bandera y el escudo de armas de Colombia), GIF