Flag of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

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Flag Name	Flag of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Territory	Caribbean Netherlands
Official Name	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Capital	Kralendijk, Oranjestad, The Bottom
Continent	Americas
Region	Caribbean
ISO Code	BQ / BES
Internet Domain	.bq, .nl
Calling Code	+599
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Official Language(s)	Dutch, English, Papiamento
Demonym	Dutch
Area	328 km²
Population	30,397
Coastline	Has a sea coast
United Nations Member	No

Official Flag Name	Flag of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Current Version Adopted	19 February 1937
Design First Used	1572
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	3
Main Colours	Red, White, Blue
Designer	Dutch national flag, flown throughout the Caribbean Netherlands
Design Type	Horizontal tricolour
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official territorial flag
Governing Authority	Territorial administration of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Red	#AE1C28	174, 28, 40	0, 84, 77, 32	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference
Blue	#21468B	33, 70, 139	76, 50, 0, 45	No official Pantone reference

Red	Stands for replaced the orange of the Prince’s Flag, which faded at sea.
White	Stands for the central band.
Blue	Stands for loyalty.

Year / Period	Event
1572	The Prince’s Flag is flown in the Dutch Revolt
19 February 1937	Red-white-blue is fixed by royal decree
10 October 2010	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba become special municipalities of the Netherlands
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	2:3
Hoist (height)	2 units
Fly (width)	3 units
Layout	Horizontal tricolour
Band / Stripe Construction	Three equal horizontal bands
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Royal Decree of 19 February 1937

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	No	Defence is handled by the administering state
Naval and maritime use	Yes	Used on locally registered vessels
Embassies abroad	No	Represented diplomatically by the administering state
International sport	Yes	Many territories field their own teams
United Nations building	No	Only member and observer states are flown

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
Territorial flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	No
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	No
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	No
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	No
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Yes

Years in Use (current design)	89 years
Adoption Date	19 February 1937
Earliest Recorded Use	1572
Designer	Dutch national flag, flown throughout the Caribbean Netherlands
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Red
Flags It Resembles	Luxembourg differs only in a lighter blue
Notable Feature	Horizontal tricolour