Flag of Sint Maarten

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Flag Name	Flag of Sint Maarten
Territory	Sint Maarten
Official Name	Sint Maarten
Capital	Philipsburg
Continent	Americas
Region	Caribbean
ISO Code	SX / SXM
Internet Domain	.sx
Calling Code	+1721
Currency	Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
Official Language(s)	Dutch, English, French
Demonym	St. Maartener
Area	34 km²
Population	44,200
Coastline	Has a sea coast
United Nations Member	No

Official Flag Name	Flag of Sint Maarten
Current Version Adopted	13 June 1985
Design First Used	1985
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	3
Main Colours	Red, Blue, White
Designer	Roselle Richardson
Design Type	White triangle at the hoist between red and blue bands
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official territorial flag
Governing Authority	Territorial administration of Sint Maarten

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Red	#CE1126	206, 17, 38	0, 92, 82, 19	No official Pantone reference
Blue	#0033A0	0, 51, 160	100, 68, 0, 37	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference

Coat of arms	A courthouse, a monument to the 1648 partition treaty and a sage bouquet, beneath a rising sun and a brown pelican
Red	Stands for the upper band, and the courage of the people.
Blue	Stands for the lower band, and the Caribbean Sea.
White	Stands for the hoist triangle bearing the arms.

Year / Period	Event
13 June 1985	Chosen in a public competition
10 October 2010	Retained when Sint Maarten becomes a constituent country of the Kingdom
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	2:3
Hoist (height)	2 units
Fly (width)	3 units
Layout	White triangle at the hoist between red and blue bands
Band / Stripe Construction	Two equal horizontal bands with a white triangle at the hoist
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Sint Maarten National Symbols Ordinance

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)	41 years
Adoption Date	13 June 1985
Earliest Recorded Use	1985
Designer	Roselle Richardson
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Red
Flags It Resembles	Comparable to the triangle designs of the Philippines and Cuba
Notable Feature	White triangle at the hoist between red and blue bands