The national flag of Chile consists of two unequal horizontal bands of white and red and a blue square the same height as the white band in the canton, which bears a white five-pointed star in the center. The Chilean flag is also known in Spanish as La Estrella Solitaria (The Lone Star).
The Star may represent a guide to progress and honor while other interpretations refer to its reference to an independent state. Blue symbolized the sky and the Pacific Ocean, white was for the snow-covered Andes, and red stood for the blood spilled to achieve independence.
[Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chile#Pledge_to_the_National_Flag]
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