Symbolism
The blue field represents the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The black and white isosceles triangles represent the harmony between the black and white races. The yellow triangle represents the sun and prosperity. The shape of the triangles represents the Pitons, the island's famous twin volcanic peaks.
History
Adopted on March 1, 1967, in the lead-up to Saint Lucia's associated statehood with Britain. Dunstan St. Omer designed the nested triangles to evoke the Pitons peaks and racial harmony; the flag remained unchanged when the island became fully independent in 1979.
Construction
A 1:2 ratio. A blue field with three nested triangles (white, black, and yellow) in the center.
Color Meanings
Country Facts
- Population
- 184.1K
<0.1% of North America
- Capital
- Castries
- Languages
- English
- Continent
- North America
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- Island state
- ISO 3166-1
- LC
Flag Identification
- Adopted
- March 1, 1967
- Designer
- Dunstan St. Omer
- Proportions
1:2
- Total Colors
- 4
Influences
Related flags
Flag Protocol
- The triangles must be perfectly nested to represent harmony
- Must be treated with dignity as a symbol of national pride
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