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The flag of Costa rica
The flag of Costa Rica was officially adopted on November 27, 1906.
However, the blue, white and red horizontal design was created and
used since 1848 when Costa Rica left the Federal Republic of Central
America and declared itself a Sovereign Republic.
flag of Costa Rica in 1848. The flag was designed after the ideals of
the French Revolution - freedom, equality, and brotherhood - and the
colors of the French National Flag.
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Background:
Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial
attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a
combination of factors, including: disease from mosquito-infested
swamps, brutal heat, resistance
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DESCRIPTION
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The flag of Costa Rica was officially adopted on September 29, 1848.
Flag of Costa Rica: five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red
(double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white
elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of
arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL,
