Flag of Honduras - wikipedia Flag of Honduras Honduras Use National flag and civil and state ensign Proportion 1 : 2 Adopted March 7, 1866 ( modified in 1898 ) Design A horizontal triband of blue ( top and bottom ) and white with five blue five - pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered on the white band. Variant flag of Honduras Use Naval Ensign Proportion 1 : 2 Design A horizontal triband of blue ( top and bottom ) and white with the National Coat of Arms above an inverted arc of five blue five - pointed stars centered on the white band. The national flag of Honduras was adopted on March 7, 1866, based on the flag of the Federal Republic of Central America. In 1823 Honduras joined the United Provinces of Central America and adopted their flag. In 1866 it was amended ; five cerulean stars were placed in the center to represent the five original Central American provinces. The colors and pattern are the same as the flag of the United Provinces of Central America. Civilian and government ships fly it as an ensign. Ships of the Honduran Navy fly as a naval ensign a version in which the five star emblem is replaced by the coat of arms of Honduras above an inverted arch of five small turquoise stars. The flag consists of three horizontal bands of equal width with an overall length : width ratio of 1 : 2. The two outer cerulean bands represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and also represent the blue sky and brotherhood. The inner white band represents the land between the ocean and the sea, the peace and prosperity of its people, and purity of thoughts. The five cerulean five - pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band represent the five nations of the former Federal Republic of Central America ( El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala ) and the hope that the nations may form a union again. See also Coat of arms of Honduras National Anthem of Honduras References Jump up ^ Znamierowski, Alfred. The World Encyclopedia of Flags. Italy : Lorenz Books, 1999. 201. Print. External links Honduras at Flags of the World Honduras articles History Pre-Columbian history Spanish conquest of Honduras Captaincy General ( Guatemalan ) Federal Republic of Central America History to 1838 1838 -- 1932 1932 -- 1982 since 1982 2009 constitutional crisis Geography Cities Ecoregions Fauna Flora Islands Mountains National parks Rivers Volcanoes World Heritage Sites Politics Administrative divisions Constitution Elections Foreign relations Human rights Law enforcement Military National Congress Political parties Presidents Supreme Court Economy Central bank Lempira ( currency ) Energy Telecommunications Tourism Transport Society Crime Demographics Education Health Languages Religion Water supply and sanitation Culture Anthem Coat of arms Cuisine Flag Literature Media Music Public holidays Sport Outline Index Portal Flags of North America Sovereign states Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Dependencies and other territories Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Navassa Island Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands National flags and coats of arms National flags Sovereign states Dependent territories Timeline National coats of arms Sovereign states Dependent territories Heraldry portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Honduras&oldid=804606360 '' Categories : 1866 establishments in Honduras National flags National symbols of Honduras Talk About Wikipedia Languages Afrikaans አማርኛ Azərbaycanca Беларуская Български Bosanski Català Čeština Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto فارسی Français Galego ગુજરાતી 한국어 हिन्दी Hrvatski বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Basa Jawa Kiswahili Lietuvių Magyar Македонски मराठी Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Plattdüütsch Polski Português Русский Scots Shqip Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 October 2017, at 02 : 21. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how many stars does the flag of honduras have
Answer: five