Germany United States Russia Ukraine Switzerland France Canada Italy United Kingdom Japan Austria Spain Netherlands Turkey Czech Republic Poland Brazil Vietnam Belarus Kazakhstan India Argentina Denmark Romania Morocco Australia Singapore Sweden Pakistan Moldova Taiwan Indonesia Bulgaria Mexico Ireland Lithuania South Korea Portugal Thailand Egypt Colombia Belgium Malaysia Algeria Venezuela Israel Latvia Hungary Peru Sri Lanka Armenia Norway Finland Greece Hong Kong Estonia Tunisia Georgia Luxembourg Azerbaijan Serbia Saudi Arabia Chile Bangladesh Philippines Iran Dominican Republic Kyrgyzstan Bahrain Uruguay Ecuador Costa Rica Slovakia Albania Uzbekistan Cambodia Slovenia South Africa United Arab Emirates Croatia China Haiti New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Iceland Bosnia and Herzegovina Jordan Panama Antigua and Barbuda Nicaragua Seychelles Iraq Palestinian Territory Bolivia Nepal Kuwait Cyprus Zimbabwe Guatemala Qatar Tanzania El Salvador Reunion Paraguay Ghana Liechtenstein Kenya Malta Uganda Yemen Honduras Mongolia Lebanon Rwanda Oman Curacao Angola Jamaica Cote D'Ivoire Zambia Puerto Rico Syria Sudan Gabon Madagascar Laos Mozambique Montenegro Gibraltar Botswana Timor-Leste Cuba Guadeloupe Isle of Man Tajikistan Ethiopia Djibouti Turkmenistan U.S. Virgin Islands Somalia Lesotho Eswatini Libya Mauritius Senegal Bahamas Republic of the Congo Burundi Benin Suriname Barbados Macao Malawi Belize Sint Maarten Sierra Leone Martinique Guam Cameroon Namibia New Caledonia Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea Liberia Monaco Democratic Republic of the Congo Trinidad and Tobago Burkina Faso French Guiana Chad Guyana Mauritania Guinea Niger Mali Afghanistan Kiribati Gambia Aland Islands Myanmar South Sudan Aruba American Samoa Brunei Darussalam French Polynesia British Virgin Islands Bhutan Kosovo Saint Lucia Maldives Eritrea Fiji Cayman Islands Samoa Togo Andorra Grenada Solomon Islands Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dominica Mayotte Cocos (Keeling) Islands Vanuatu Marshall Islands Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Netherlands Anguilla Tonga Vatican City San Marino Wallis and Futuna North Korea Bermuda Tuvalu Falkland Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Cabo Verde Greenland Saint Martin Central African Republic Saint Helena Svalbard Comoros Northern Mariana Islands Nauru Niue Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Palau French Southern and Antarctic Lands Montserrat Norfolk Island Cook Islands Sao Tome and Principe Saint Pierre and Miquelon Jersey Faroe Islands Christmas Island Micronesia British Indian Ocean Territory Antarctica Saint Barthelemy Western Sahara Bouvet Island South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands Costa Rica Flag Meaning & Details 5,039 VISITORS FROM HERE! Costa Rica Flag Flag Information five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk placed toward the hoist side of the red band Costa Rica retained the earlier blue-white-blue flag of Central America until 1848 when, in response to revolutionary activity in Europe, it was decided to incorporate the French colors into the national flag and a central red stripe was added today the blue color is said to stand for the sky, opportunity, and perseverance, white denotes peace, happiness, and wisdom, while red represents the blood shed for freedom, as well as the generosity and vibrancy of the people note: somewhat resembles the flag of North Korea similar to the flag of Thailand but with the blue and red colors reversed
Learn more about Costa Rica »
Source: CIA - The World Factbook