Uruguay
Flag
Adopted: 1828
The flag features nine horizontal stripes of white and blue alternating, with a white canton containing the Sun of May above a smaller version of the flag.
Flag fun fact: The Sun of May on Uruguay's flag represents the sun that appeared during the May Revolution of 1810 in Argentina, symbolizing independence movements across South America.
Colors
bluewhiteyellow
Design elements
stripessuncanton
Flag family: Pan-American
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Country context
Capital city: Montevideo
Southern Cone · South America
Independent from Brazil · 1828
SpanishPortuguese
Presidential republic
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