Panama Flag

Bandera de Panamá

The Republic of Panama is a country located in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City.

Pre-1500s, Panama was settled by the Chibchan, Chocoan and Cueva peoples. In 1519, after a few Spanish expeditions, the Spanish founded Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion de Panama (present day Panama City), which was the first European settlement on the shores of the Pacific. After 300 years of Spanish domination, Panama gained its independence but now was in a union with Colombia. In 1903, Panama separated from Columbia due to US intervention, and the Panama Canal was built by 1914. During the 20th Century there were changes in Panamian society and government, such as dictatorships and US interventions etc. Today Panama controls the Panama Canal, and Panama, is regarded as a high income country, with a low unemployment rate relative to other Latin American countries.

The National flag of Panama (also known as Bandera de Panamá) was designed by Maria de la Ossa de Amador and was officially adopted in 1925. The flag consists of a divided rectangle of four quarters: the upper field close to the pole white with a blue star of five points, the upper field further from the pole; red, the lower field near the pole; blue, and the lower one further from the pole, white with a red star of five points.

The flag was to reflect the political situation of the time. The blue was intended to represent the Conservative Party and the red to represent the Liberal Party. The white was intended to stand for peace and purity; the blue star stands for the purity and honesty of the life of the country; the red star represents the authority and law in the country; and together the stars stand for the new republic.

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