This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations.
International Flag Date Use Description 1996 – Flag of the Andean Community 1994 – Flag of Mercosur 2011 – Flag of the Union of South American Nations
Flags of South American sovereign states Flag Date Use Description 1861 – Flag of ArgentinaSee also: List of Argentine flags A horizontal bicolor triband of blue, white and blue with the Sun of May in the center. 1851 – Flag of BoliviaSee also: List of Bolivian flags 1992 – Flag of BrazilSee also: List of Brazilian flags 1817 – Flag of ChileSee also: List of Chilean flags A blue square in the top hoist corner that symbolizes the sky and Pacific Ocean, with a white star in that blue square representing the planet Venus, and two stripes with the white one symbolizing the snow covered Andes and the red one symbolizing the blood spilled to achieve independence. 1861 – Flag of ColombiaSee also: List of Colombian flags A wide yellow band at the top recalls the federation of Greater Colombia. A blue band in the center represents independence. The red band at the bottom symbolizes courage. 1860 – Flag of EcuadorSee also: List of Ecuadorian flags 1966 – Flag of GuyanaSee also: List of Guyanese flags 2013 – Flag of ParaguaySee also: List of Paraguayan flags 1825 – Flag of PeruSee also: List of Peruvian flags 1975 – Flag of SurinameSee also: List of Surinamese flags 1830 – Flag of UruguaySee also: List of Uruguayan flags 2006 – Flag of VenezuelaSee also: List of Venezuelan flags
Flags of South American dependencies and other territories Flag Date Use State (status) Description 1976 – Flag of Aruba Netherlands (constituent country) 1981 – Flag of Bonaire Netherlands (special municipality) 1984 – Flag of Curaçao Netherlands (constituent country) 1999 – Flag of the Falkland Islands United Kingdom (overseas territory) 2015 – Flag of French Guiana France (overseas region and department) 1999 – Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands United Kingdom (overseas territory)
Flags of South American subdivisions
Flags of South American cities
Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.
Historical flags Flag Date Use Description 1822 Flag of the Kingdom of Brazil 1822 – 1853 Flag of the Empire of Brazil 1853 – 1889 Flag of the Empire of Brazil 1889 Flag of the First Brazilian Republic 1889 – 1960 Flag of Brazil 1960 – 1968 Flag of Brazil 1968 – 1992 Flag of Brazil 1876 – 1925 Flag of the Falkland Islands 1925 – 1948 Flag of the Falkland Islands 1948 – 1999 Flag of the Falkland Islands 1875 – 1906 Flag of British Guiana 1906 – 1919 Flag of British Guiana 1919 – 1955 Flag of British Guiana 1955 – 1966 Flag of British Guiana 1821 – 1822 Flag of the Protectorate of Peru 1822 Flag of the Peruvian Republic 1822 – 1825 Flag of the Peruvian Republic 1836 – 1839 Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation 1992 – 1999 Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1959 – 1975 Flag of Suriname 1828 – 1830 Flag of Uruguay 1811 – 1812 Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela 1813 – 1814 Flag of the Second Republic of Venezuela 1817 – 18191859 Flag of the Third Republic of Venezuela 1830 – 1836 Flag of the State of Venezuela 1836 – 1859 Flag of the State of Venezuela 1859 – 1863 Flag of the Republic of Venezuela 1863 – 1905 Flag of the United States of Venezuela 1905 – 1930 Flag of the United States of Venezuela 1930 – 2006 Flag of Venezuela
See also
Flags of North America Flag of Gran Colombia Flags depicting the Southern Cross List of countries Sun of May Wiphala
Lists of flags of South American countries List of Argentine flags List of Brazilian flags List of Chilean flags List of Colombian flags List of Ecuadorian flags List of flags of Peru List of Uruguayan flags List of flags of Venezuela
References