Which country's flag depicts two human figures?

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Belize’s flag depicts two human figures in the coat of arms at its center. The figures stand beside a shield and represent the people associated with Belize’s historical logging industry.

The flag was adopted on 21 September 1981, the day Belize became independent from the United Kingdom. Its royal-blue field is bordered by narrow red stripes, while a large white disk carries the national coat of arms. That emblem includes mahogany trees, tools, a shield, and the motto Sub Umbra Floreo, meaning “Under the Shade I Flourish.”

A common mix-up is to describe the flag as simply blue, white, and red. Those colors are only the background; the distinctive feature is the detailed central emblem. The two figures are a mestizo man and a man of African descent, reflecting Belize’s population and colonial-era labor history. Belize is often noted as having one of the world’s most detailed national flags, because its central design contains numerous symbolic elements rather than a simple geometric pattern.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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