Flag of Suriname


The flag of Suriname is formed by five horizontal bands of green, white, red, white, and green. There is a large, yellow, five-pointed star centered in the red band.
The flag was adopted on 25 November 1975, upon the independence of Suriname. The star represents the unity of all ethnic groups, the red stripe stands for progress and love, the green for hope and fertility, and the white bands for peace and justice.

Other flags

The pre-independence flag adopted in 1959 consisted of five colored stars connected by an ellipse. The colored stars represented the major ethnic groups that comprise the Surinamese population: the original Amerindians, the Europeans, the African descendants, the Indians, and the Javanese and Chinese. The ellipse represented the harmonious relationship amongst the groups. There was also a flag for use by the Governor, based on the national flag.