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The flag of Timor Leste comprises of a red background. In the flag of Timor Leste there are two overlapping horizontal triangles on the left of the flag pointing to the center of the flying side of the flag. The flag has a yellow triangle and a black triangle. In the center of the black triangle of the Timor Leste flag , there is a white five-pointed star. The yellow triangle stands for the traces of colonialism in Timor Leste's History, and the black triangle represents the dissimulation that needs to be conquered. The red background of the Timor Leste flag represents the struggle for national freedom of Timor Leste. The five pointed white star represents peace.
