Which country has the most colourful national flag?

The country with the most colourful national flag in the world is Belize with 19 colours – many of which make up the coat of arms that provide this relatively young flag with it's complexity. The Belize flag, like many others is steeped in political history and the prominent colours represent the political parties

The flag is royal blue, with a white disc at the centre containing the national coat of arms held by a mestizo and a man of African descent. The flag of Belize is the only country to have humans depicted as a major design element on its national flag. Several countries' flags have human body parts depicted.

The flag is bordered at top and bottom by two red stripes. In all, the flag incorporates 19 different colours and shades, making it the most colourful national flag in the world.

The colours on the flag are respectively those of the country's national parties, the People's United Party (PUP), and United Democratic Party (Belize) (UDP). The UDP, established in 1973, had objected to the original blue and white design, those two colours being the PUP's representative colours.

The two red stripes at the top and bottom were added to the original design at independence. The coat of arms was granted in 1907. Red stripes were added to denote the colour of the opposition party. The 50 leaves recall 1950, the year PUP came to power.