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The national flag of Nicaragua has three horizontal stripes - the blue top and bottom stripe and the white middle stripe. At the center of the flag and inside the center of the white stripe there is the country's coat of arms. The two blue stripes symbolize the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, while white symbolizes peace. In modern interpretation, blue color symbolizes justice and loyalty and the white color represents virtue and purity. The coat of arms contains an equilateral triangle representing equality. Inside the triangle are five volcanoes for the five members of the federation. The triangle also contains symbols of liberty and peace - represented by a red Phrygian cap, white rays and rainbow.