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Flag of Cuba: stripes, star and facts for kids

Five blue and white stripes with a red triangle holding a white star at the pole side.

The flag of Cuba has blue and white stripes and a white star on a red triangle. Here is what each part stands for, which flags look like it, and a quick quiz to try.

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What does the flag of Cuba look like?

The flag of Cuba has five stripes going across, three blue and two white. At the flagpole end is a red triangle with a white star in it.

What do the stripes, the triangle and the star mean?

The three blue stripes stood for the three military districts of the island, and the two white stripes for the purity of the patriots' cause. The red triangle is said to stand for strength and constancy, and the white star for independence.

The flag was first taken up by Cubans living in exile in New York. It has flown as the flag of an independent Cuba since 1902.

Flags that look like the flag of Cuba

Some flags use the same colours or the same shape. Here is how to tell them apart:

Flags that look like the flag of Cuba, and how each one differs
FlagHow it differs
CzechiaA triangle at the flagpole end too, but blue, on white over red.
The PhilippinesA triangle at the flagpole end too, but white, holding a yellow sun and three yellow stars, on blue over red.

Cuba in a nutshell

Quick quiz: the flag of Cuba

Try these, then tap Show answer under each one.

  1. What did the three blue stripes on Cuba's flag stand for?

    • Three rivers
    • Three military districts of the island
    • Three kings
    • Three mountains

    Three military districts of the island.

  2. True or false: the white star on Cuba's flag stands for independence.

    True. The red triangle is said to stand for strength and constancy.

  3. What is the capital city of Cuba?

    • Santiago de Cuba
    • Havana
    • Kingston
    • Caracas

    Havana.

  4. Which tiny bird, the smallest in the world, lives in Cuba?

    • The robin
    • The bee hummingbird
    • The wren
    • The sparrow

    The bee hummingbird. Cuba is home to the bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world.

  5. Which of these countries also has a triangle at the flagpole end of its flag?

    • Czechia
    • Japan
    • Canada
    • Italy

    Czechia.

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