Flag of Uruguay

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The Flag of Uruguay is a national banner featuring nine horizontal white and blue stripes with a white canton bearing a golden Sun of May, symbolizing the country's independence and heritage.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Flag of Uruguay canonical 3
flag of Uruguay 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a South American country
national flag
adoptedOn 1830-07-11
blueRepresents sky
blueStripesCount 4
cantonPosition upper hoist-side corner
category Flags introduced in 1830
National symbols of Uruguay
continentOfCountry South America
country Uruguay
designedBy Joaquín Suárez NERFINISHED
ensignType civil flag
state flag
war flag
features Sun of May
hasAspectRatio 2:3
hasCanton white canton
hasDesign nine horizontal stripes
hasSymbol Sun of May with human face
inspiredBy Argentine flag
surface form: Flag of Argentina
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
legalBasis Uruguayan law on national symbols
numberOfStripes 9
officialNameInSpanish Pabellón Nacional
proportion 2:3
represents Uruguayan nation
status one of the three official flags of Uruguay
stripeOrientation horizontal
sunRaysCount 16
sunRayType alternating straight and wavy rays
sunRepresents emergence of a new nation
freedom
symbolizes independence of Uruguay
national heritage of Uruguay
usedBy Government of Uruguay
Armed Forces of Uruguay
surface form: Uruguayan armed forces

Uruguayan civil population
usedOn Uruguayan ships
official ceremonies in Uruguay
public buildings in Uruguay
usesColors blue
gold
white
whiteRepresents peace
whiteStripesCount 5

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Artigas Base countryFlag Flag of Uruguay
President of Uruguay symbol Flag of Uruguay
Himno Nacional de Uruguay associatedWith Flag of Uruguay
Independence Day of Uruguay symbol Flag of Uruguay
this entity surface form: flag of Uruguay