The Singaporean flag is composed of two horizontal bands: red on top and white at the bottom. On the upper hoist-side corner, there's a white crescent moon next to a circle of five small white five-pointed stars. The red symbolizes universal brotherhood and equality, while white stands for purity and virtue. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise, and the five stars signify the country's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality.