The flag of Bonaire has a large blue triangle in the lower right corner and a smaller yellow triangle in the upper left corner. It was adopted on 11 December 1981.

The triangles are separated by a white strip, inside of which is a black compass

Compass

A compass is a navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth. The frame of reference defines the four cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west. Intermediate directions are also defined...

 and a red six-pointed star. The blue and yellow triangles represent the sea and sun respectively while the dividing white strip represents the sky. The colors red, white, and blue also show Bonaire's loyalty to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...

. The black compass represents the population of Bonaire who come from the four corners of the world.

The red six-pointed star represents the original six villages of Bonaire - Antriol

Antriol

Antriol is a settlement on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean nation of the Netherlands Antilles. The community is located to the north of the island's capital, Kralendijk....

, Nikiboko, Nort Saliña, Playa

Kralendijk

Kralendijk is the capital city and main port of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. The language spoken in the town is Papiamentu, but Dutch and English are widely used. In Dutch, Kralendijk means "coral reef" or "coral dike". The Papiamentu name for the town is Playa or "beach"...

, Rincon

Rincon, Bonaire

Rincon is one of the two towns on Bonaire, one of the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles. It is situated in the north of the island in an inland valley. It was established in the 16th century by the Spanish...

 and Tera Korá.

Noted vexillologist Whitney Smith

Whitney Smith

Whitney Smith is a professional vexillologist, i.e., scholar of flags. The term vexillology, which he coined in his 1958 article Flags of the Arab World, refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags. In 1961, Smith and colleague Gerhard Grahl cofounded The Flag Bulletin, the world's...

was involved in developing the flag's design.