Three
equal horizontal bands of blue
(top), white,
and blue
with five
blue five-pointed
stars arranged in an X
pattern centered in the white
band;
the stars
represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America
- Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras,
and Nicaragua;
similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem
encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white
band;
also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle
encircled by the word
REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top
and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white
band
CIA.
The World Factbook 2002.