Central America was a unified nation at several points throughout its history, and while united, the country has used several national flags. The design of the Central American flag, a blue and white horizontal triband, was inspired by the flag of Argentina.
Flags
Flag Adopted Relinquished Entity 1609 1701 Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spain) 1701 1760 1760 1785 1785 15 September 1821 5 January 1822 1 July 1823 Captaincy General of Guatemala (Mexico) 21 August 1823 1824 United Provinces of Central America 1824 1839 Federal Republic of Central America 1842 1845 Confederation of Central America 1 November 1898 29 November 1898 Greater Republic of Central America 9 September 1921 29 January 1922 Federation of Central America 13 December 1991 present Central American Integration System
See also
Flags of successor nations Flag of Costa Rica Flag of El Salvador Flag of Guatemala Flag of Honduras Flag of Nicaragua
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