What do the symbols on the flag of Chile stand for?

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The five-pointed star stands for the fact that Chile is an Unitarian Republic as opposed to a Federal Republic. The white on the flag represents the snow of the Andes; the blue for the azureness of the skies; the red for the blood of those patriots who died in the war for independenceact that Chile is an Unitarian republic as opposed to a Federal republic act that Chile is an Unitarian republic as opposed to a Federal republic

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