Flags of South America
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This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations.
International
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1996 – | Flag of the Andean Community | |
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1994 – | Flag of Mercosur | |
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2011 – | Flag of the Union of South American Nations |
Flags of South American sovereign states
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1861 – | Flag of Argentina See also: List of Argentine flags |
A horizontal bicolor triband of blue, white and blue with the Sun of May in the center. |
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1851 – | Flag of Bolivia See also: List of Bolivian flags |
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1889 – | Flag of Brazil See also: List of Brazilian flags |
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1817 – | Flag of Chile See also: List of Chilean flags |
A blue square in the top hoist corner that symbolizes the sky and Pacific Ocean, with a white star in that blue square representing the planet Venus,[1] and two stripes with the white one symbolizing the snow covered Andes and the red one symbolizing the blood spilled to achieve independence.[2] |
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1861 – | Flag of Colombia See also: List of Colombian flags |
A wide yellow band at the top recalls the federation of Greater Colombia. A blue band in the center represents independence. The red band at the bottom symbolizes courage.[3] |
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1860 – | Flag of Ecuador See also: List of Ecuadorian flags |
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1966 – | Flag of Guyana See also: List of Guyanese flags |
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2013 – | Flag of Paraguay See also: List of Paraguayan flags |
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1825 – | Flag of Peru See also: List of Peruvian flags |
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1975 – | Flag of Suriname See also: List of Surinamese flags |
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1830 – | Flag of Uruguay See also: List of Uruguayan flags |
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2006 – | Flag of Venezuela See also: List of Venezuelan flags |
Flags of South American dependencies and other territories
| Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
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1976 – | Flag of Aruba | Netherlands (constituent country) | |
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1981 – | Flag of Bonaire | Netherlands (special municipality) | |
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1984 – | Flag of Curaçao | Netherlands (constituent country) | |
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1999 – | Flag of the Falkland Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) | |
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2015 – | Flag of French Guiana | France (overseas region and department) | |
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1999 – | Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
Flags of South American cities
Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.
Flag of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Flag of Barranquilla, Colombia
Flag of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Flag of Porto Alegre, Brazil
Flag of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Flag of São Gonçalo, Brazil
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Historical flags
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1822 | Flag of the Kingdom of Brazil | |
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1822 – 1853 | Flag of the Empire of Brazil | |
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1853 – 1889 | Flag of the Empire of Brazil | |
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1889 | Flag of the First Brazilian Republic | |
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1889 – 1960 | Flag of Brazil | |
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1960 – 1968 | Flag of Brazil | |
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1968 – 1992 | Flag of Brazil | |
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1876 – 1925 | Flag of the Falkland Islands | |
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1925 – 1948 | Flag of the Falkland Islands | |
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1948 – 1999 | Flag of the Falkland Islands | |
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1875 – 1906 | Flag of British Guiana | |
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1906 – 1919 | Flag of British Guiana | |
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1919 – 1955 | Flag of British Guiana | |
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1955 – 1966 | Flag of British Guiana | |
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1821 – 1822 | Flag of the Protectorate of Peru | |
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1822 | Flag of the Peruvian Republic | |
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1822 – 1825 | Flag of the Peruvian Republic | |
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1836 – 1839 | Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation | |
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1992 – 1999 | Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
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1959 – 1975 | Flag of Suriname | |
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1828 – 1830 | Flag of Uruguay | |
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1811 – 1812 | Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela | |
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1813 – 1814 | Flag of the Second Republic of Venezuela | |
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1817 – 1819 1859 |
Flag of the Third Republic of Venezuela | |
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1830 – 1836 | Flag of the State of Venezuela | |
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1836 – 1859 | Flag of the State of Venezuela | |
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1859 – 1863 | Flag of the Republic of Venezuela | |
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1863 – 1905 | Flag of the United States of Venezuela | |
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1905 – 1930 | Flag of the United States of Venezuela | |
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1930 – 2006 | Flag of Venezuela |
See also
- Flags of North America
- Flag of Gran Colombia
- Flags depicting the Southern Cross
- List of countries
- Sun of May
- Wiphala
- Lists of flags of South American countries