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Flag of Argentina
Adopted:
The Flag of Argentina was adopted in 1818. The first use of the current flag design was in 1812. The last change to the current Argentine flag design was in 2012.
Proportion:
9:14
Design:
three equal horizontal bands of light blue, white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May
Description:
three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun.
About Argentina
The Argentine flag is the flag of the country named Argentina, officially the The Argentine Republic, is a country in South America, with an area of 2,780,400 square kilometers and a population of around 44,938,712. Its gdp is $449,663.45 Millions(2019). The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires, and the official currency is Argentine peso(ARS).