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Flag Bolivia, in 36 editions.

The entry for Bolivia published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
12
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2025 edition

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description:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band
meaning:
red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes, yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the land's fertility
history:
in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a wiphala - - a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's ethnic groups -- to be used alongside the national flag

note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large, five-pointed black star centered in the yellow band

description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green green, with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; band
meaning:
red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes, yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the land's fertility of the land
note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; history: in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a so-called wiphala - - a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's indigenous peoples - ethnic groups -- to be used alongside the traditional national flag
note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large, five-pointed black star centered in the yellow band

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bolivia: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bolivia/flag.

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