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The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles is white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of the blue band. The five stars represent the five main islands of Bonaire, Cura�ao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten.

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	The flag of the Netherlands consists of three equal sized horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red; the middle one white; and the bottom stripe is blue.
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