Cape Verde’s flag features a circle of ten yellow five-pointed stars, making Cape Verde the single canonical answer.
The flag was adopted on 22 September 1992, replacing the design used after independence. Its five horizontal bands are blue, white, red, white, and blue. The star circle sits toward the hoist side, across the red band and lower blue field.
The ten stars represent Cape Verde’s main islands, reflecting the country’s identity as an Atlantic island nation. The blue symbolizes the ocean and sky, while white represents peace and red represents effort in building the nation. The arrangement also recalls the European Union flag, although Cape Verde uses ten stars rather than twelve.
A common mix-up is with flags that use stars in a canton or emblem. Cape Verde’s stars are distinctive because they form a complete circle and all point upward. The country is officially named Cabo Verde in Portuguese, but “Cape Verde” remains the standard English quiz answer.