Samoa
Shape
Oceania · Polynesia
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Samoa's flag is red with a blue rectangle in the top corner by the flagpole, holding five white stars in the shape of the Southern Cross. Red stands for courage, blue for freedom and white for purity. The flag has been used since 1949 and became the national flag at independence in 1962.
Often confused with
Only the names are similar: American Samoa is a US territory nearby, and its flag shows a bald eagle on a white triangle.
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