Flag of Uruguay
Adopted:
The Flag of Uruguay was adopted in 1828.
Proportion:
2:3
Design:
nine equal horizontal stripes of white alternating with blue
Description:
nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face (delineated in black) known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the nine original departments of Uruguay; the sun symbol evokes the legend of the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May 1810 as independence was first declared from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence from Brazil); the sun features are said to represent those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun
About Uruguay
The Uruguayan flag is the flag of the country named Uruguay, officially the The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America, with an area of 176,215 square kilometers and a population of around 3,427,000. Its gdp is $56,045.91 Millions(2019). The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo, and the official currency is Uruguayan peso(UYU).