This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Uruguay.
This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with Uruguay.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1830-Present | Flag of Uruguay | Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas. [1] [2] |
 | 1952-Present | Flag of Artigas | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with a Red Diagonal Stripe. [3] |
 | 1952-Present | Flag of the Treinta y Tres | Three horizontal stripes: the top one blue, the center one white, and the bottom one red. Upon the white stripe are printed the words Libertad o Muerte ("Freedom or Death"). |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?-Present | Flag of The National Army of Uruguay | A Light Brown Field with the army emblem in the center. |
 | 1817-Present | Naval Jack of The National Navy of Uruguay | A White Field with a blue saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and the Sun of May in the center. [4] |
 | 1953-Present | Flag of The Uruguayan Air Force | A Blue Field with the Air Force emblem in the center. [5] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?-Present | Flag of Carmelo | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of Chuy | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of Maldonado | |
 | 2011-Present | Flag of Nueva Helvecia | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of Vergara |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Artigas Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Canelones Department | [6] |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Colonia Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Durazno Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Cerro Largo Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Río Negro Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Lavalleja Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Paysandú Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Rocha Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Salto Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The San José Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Soriano Department | |
 | ?-Present | Flag of The Treinta y Tres Department |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2008-Present | Flag of The COMUNA | [7] |
 | 2006-Present | Flag of The Popular Assembly | |
 | 1836-Present | Flag of The Colorado Party | [8] |
 | 2013-2019 | Flag of The Concertation Party | |
 | 2002-Present | Flag of The Independent Party | |
 | 1897-1904 | Old Flag of The National Party | |
 | 1904-Present | Flag of The National Party | |
 | 1971-Present | Flag of The Broad Front Party | |
 | 1967-1972 | Flag of Tupamaros |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1519-1785 | Flag of The Spanish Empire | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
 | 1785-1814 | Flag of The Kingdom of Spain | A horizontal triband flag of red, yellow (double width) and red; charged with the Spanish coat of arms off-centred toward the hoist. |
 | 1812 | Flag of Manuel Belgrano | A Horizontal Bicolour of White and Light Blue. |
 | 1812–1817 | The Flag of Macha Officially adopted in 1816 | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue. |
 | 1814-1815 | 1st Flag of The League of the Free Peoples, also known as the flag of Artigas | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and blue; with red stripes inside the blue bands. |
 | 1817-1822 | Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | The Coat of Arms of the union with the armillary sphere representing the Kingdom of Brazil and the Portuguese shield representing the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, with a Royal Crown, on a white field. |
 | 1817-1822 | Flag of The Kingdom of Brazil | A Blue Field with the armillary sphere in the center. |
 | 1820-1825 | Flag of The Cisplatina Province | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured green, white and green with the province's emblem in the center. [9] |
 | 1822 | Flag of the newly independent Kingdom of Brazil | The Prince Royal's Personal Standard with a Royal Crown instead of an Imperial. |
 | 1822-1828 | Flag of the Empire of Brazil | The Imperial Coat of Arms, within a yellow rhombus representing the House of Habsburg, on a green field representing the House of Braganza. |
 | 1825-1828 | Flag of Argentina | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue, white and light blue with a yellow Sun of May in the center. |
 | 1825-1828 | Flag of The Oriental Province | A triband, composed of three equal horizontal bands coloured blue, white and red. |
 | 1828-1830 | Flag of The Oriental State of Uruguay | Nine horizontal stripes of light blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the center over a white canvas. [10] |
 | 1839-1851 | Flag of The Gobierno del Cerrito | Similar to the current flag. [11] |
 | 1839-1851 | Flag of The Gobierno de la Defensa | Similar to the current flag but with light blue stripes. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1924-Present | Flag of The Punta del Este Yacht Club | [12] |
 | 1906-Present | Flag of The Yacht Club Uruguayo |
This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Uruguay. At the political level, these matters are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, also known as Cancillería, which answers to the President.
The national flag of Guinea was adopted on 10 November 1958, with the publication of the country's first Constitution.
The national flag of Uruguay, officially known as the National Pavilion, is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and the flag of the Treinta y Tres. It has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The canton is white, charged with the Sun of May, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy. The flag was first adopted by law on 18 December 1828, and had 19 alternating stripes of white and blue until 11 July 1830, when a new law reduced the number of alternating stripes to nine. The flag was designed by Joaquín Suárez.
The National Navy of Uruguay is a branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay under the direction of the Ministry of National Defense and the commander in chief of the Navy.
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