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Encyclopedia > Flags of South America

This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ...

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International

Image File history File links CPLP_flag. ... The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa or CPLP) is a multilateral forum for mutual friendship between the lusophone nations across the world where Portuguese is an official language. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_La_Francophonie. ... La Francophonie (formally lOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie), a French language term coined in 1880 by French geographer Onésime Reclus, brother of Elisée Reclus, to designate the community of people and countries using French, is an international organisation of and governments. ... Mercosurs Flag, from es. ... Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a customs union between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela, founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty of Ouro... Image File history File links Flag_of_OPEC.svg‎ Summary Flag of the international organization OPEC, drawn in SVG. Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela; since 1965, its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Nations. ... The olive branches symbolise peace. ...

Continental

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... The flag has a 9:14 ratio The ornamental flag The national flag of Argentina dates from 1812. ... This is a list of flags used in Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Civil flag and ensign, ratio: 15:22 State and war flag, ratio: 15:22 The current flag of Bolivia was originally adopted by Bolivia in 1851. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... National flag and ensign. ... This is a list of flags of Brazils 26 flags ad the federal district. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Chile consists of two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 Naval Ensign. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... State flag and ensign, ratio: 1:2 Civil flag and ensign, ratio: 1:2 The flag of Ecuador was adopted on September 26, 1860. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 Civil ensign; Flag ratio: 1:2 Governor of the Falkland Islands flag Malvinas Flag according to Argentina The Flag of the Falkland Islands was adopted on September 29, 1948. ... Image File history File links GuyaneFlag. ... Flag of French Guiana The Flag of French Guiana is the flag of French Guiana, a région of France located in South America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag of Guyana, known as The Golden Arrowhead, was adopted in 1966. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Flag of Paraguay (obverse). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... National flag; ratio: 2:3 The flag of Peru (Spanish: Bandera Nacional del Perú) was created by José de San Martín and adopted by the government of Peru in 1825. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands. ... Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Flag of the Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Flag of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, when the Territory was created. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Suriname. ... Categories: National flags | Suriname | Stub ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Uruguay was first adopted by law on December 16, 1828. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... New 8-star Flag of Venezuela Flag ratio: 2:3 New 8-star Flag of Venezuela Flag ratio: 2:3, civil/merchant variant Old 7-star Flag of Venezuela. ...

Caribbean

World map depicting Caribbean: West Indies redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aruba. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 Arubas national flag ( ) was adopted on March 18, 1976. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles is white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one-third of the flags hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted in 1962. ...

Central American

Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Panama was adopted on December 20, 1903 and provisionally approved in 1904 by the Constituent Assembly. ...

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Command Standard of Francisco de Miranda, Mirandas Tricolour. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Southern Cross Flags are flags which depict the Southern Cross. ... The Sun of May is one of the national emblems of Argentina and featured on the countrys flag. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


 

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