Chile

The flag of Chile is an equal horizontal bicolour of white and red, with a square blue canton with the width of one stripe. In the centre of the canton is a white five-pointed star.
==Symbolism==
colour	symbolism
blue 	sky
white 	mountain snow
red 	patriot blood
The white star represents the government of Chile. Chile's Flag at EnchantedLearning.com
The flag's colors are borrowed from the colors of the feathers on top of the shield on the Chilean coat of arms.
== Nickname ==
* The Lone Star of South America
** La estrella solitaria de Sudamérica
==Trivia==
*The Chilean flag was influenced by the American flag. Chile at The World Factbook
==References==
Category:Chile
Category:South America
Category:Proportions 2-3
Category:Stars and stripes