This page lists the country subdivision flags in South America. It is a part of the Lists of country subdivision flags, which is split into continents due to its size.

Argentina

Argentina is divided into twenty-three federal states called provinces and one called the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic as decided by the Argentine Congress. Each has its own official flag.

Provinces Flag Administrative division Adopted Description Buenos Aires City 1995 The center of the flag of Buenos Aires has a coat of arms created by Spaniard Juan de Garay on October 20, 1580. Buenos Aires 1997 See Flag of Buenos Aires Province Catamarca 2011 See Flag of Catamarca Chaco 2007 A previous design from 1995 by a graphical artist was never adopted as it was deemed a painting and not a symbol. Chubut 2004 Córdoba 2014 A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the Society of Jesus sun in the center of the white stripe. Corrientes 1986 The flag traces its heritage to a simpler design created on December 24, 1821, by a Constituent Congress. Entre Ríos 1987 It was hoisted for the first time on March 1, 1815. Similar to the Artigas flag. Formosa 1991 Jujuy 1994 It features the same design as the (Spanish for "National Flag of Our Civil Freedom"), a flag used by Argentine military leader Manuel Belgrano. La Pampa 1993 A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white defaced with the Coat of arms of La Pampa Province at its center. La Rioja 1986 Mendoza 1992 Known as the flag of the Andes, it was used by Argentine patriot José de San Martín during his military campaigns in Chile and Peru. Misiones 1992 A triband, officially adopted on February 12, 1992. The red is a symbol "for the blood spilled to sustain our freedom and independence", the blue, "of our decision for the Republic", and the white, "of our distinction and greatness" according to José Gervasio Artigas. Neuquén 1989 Río Negro 2009 Probably based on the flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia. Salta 1997 See Flag of Salta. San Juan 2018 Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the obverse. San Luis 1988 The flag displays the provincial coat of arms centered on a white field. Santa Cruz 2000 Santa Fe 1986 Used unofficially since August 3, 1822, it is a vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the provincial coat of arms in the center. Santiago del Estero 1985 Tierra del Fuego 1999 A diagonal bicolor of sky blue and orange with an albatross in the center and the Southern Cross in the fly. See Flag of Tierra del Fuego Tucumán 2010 A horizontal triband of white (top and bottom) and blue.

Bolivia

Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments. Each has its own official flag.

Departments Flag Administrative division Adopted Description Beni 1851 A green field with a circle of eight five-pointed yellow stars in the centre. Chuquisaca 1851 A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches on a white field with a crown in the centre. Cochabamba 1851 A cyan field. La Paz 1851 A horizontal bicolour of red and green. Oruro 1851 A red field. Pando 1851 A horizontal bicolour of white and green. Potosí 1851 A field quartered in red and white. Santa Cruz 1851 A horizontal bicolour triband of green, white and green. Tarija 1851 A horizontal bicolour of red and white.

Brazil

States Flag Administrative division Adopted Description Acre 1995 Rectangle divided by a diagonal line from the bottom left (hoist-side) to the upper right. The top left is yellow with a red star in the corner, and the bottom right is green. See Flag of Acre Alagoas 1963 A vertical tricolour of red, white, and blue, with the coat of arms of Alagoas in the centre. See Flag of Alagoas Amapá 1988 A horizontal tricolour of blue, green with black-edged white lines, and yellow, with a green triangle based on the hoist-side, bearing a stylized outline of the Fortaleza de São José de Macapá in black and white. The green triangle continues as a horizontal stripe to the fly end. See Flag of Amapá Amazonas 1982 Three horizontal stripes of equal length in white, red, and white. A blue canton over the white stripe on the hoist-side, with twenty-five five-pointed silver stars, in four rows of eight, four, four, and eight, respectively, equidistant from each other in proportion to the interior of the rectangle. In the center is a star larger than the others. See Flag of Amazonas Bahia 1960 Four alternating horizontal stripes of equal length in white and red; in the upper hoist-side canton, a white triangle on a blue field. See Flag of Bahia Ceará 1922 A green field with a large yellow rhombus in the center bearing a white disk, which contains the coat of arms of the state of Ceará. See Flag of Ceará Espírito Santo 1947 A horizontal tricolor of light blue, white, and pink; charged with "TRABALHA E CONFIA" (Portuguese for "Work and Trust"), centered on the white stripe. See Flag of Espírito Santo Goiás 1919 Eight stripes: four green stripes and four yellow stripes. A blue rectangle on the upper left hoist with five white stars, four on each side and one smaller in the centre. See Flag of Goiás Maranhão 1889 Nine stripes in a horizontal direction, interspersed, four white, three red and two black, with a blue canton occupying a third of the length of the flag and half of its width, in the top left with a white star in the centre. See Flag of Maranhão Mato Grosso 1890 A blue banner with a white rhombus in its centre which contains a green sphere and yellow star. See Flag of Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul 1979 A white diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the top-center. The upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with a yellow five-pointed star in the bottom-right corner. See Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais 1963 A red triangle on a white background, surrounded by the Latin expression "Libertas quæ sera tamen" - motto of the , which means "Liberty, even if delayed". See Flag of Minas Gerais Pará 1890 In the field of sips (red) a silver band (white), carried in the centre of a blau star (blue). See Flag of Pará Paraíba 1965 Rectangular flag striped vertically in black and red, with black occupying a third of the flag on the side of the junk, and with the inscription "NEGO" in white, with a twentieth of the width of the flag in the centre of the red stripe. Paraná 1892 It is composed of a green quadrilateral, crossed from the upper left angle to the lower right by a large white stripe, bearing a blue circle with the five stars of the Southern Cross (Crux) in lower course. The Cross is depicted with south at the top, as it appears in the night sky. The circle is crossed, below the "Star of Magellan" (Estrela de Magalhães), by a thin stripe that suggests a horizon, featuring the word "PARANÁ" in green, lightened by the only visible star of that constellation. The sphere is surrounded by a branch of Paraná Pine tree — on the right, and by a branch of Yerba mate on the left. See Flag of Paraná Pernambuco 1917 A bicolour pennant, blue and white, with the colors broken horizontally into two unequal sections, with blue in the upper and larger rectangle, the rainbow composed of three colors, red, yellow and green, with a star in above and below the sun, inside the semicircle, both in yellow, and, in the lower and smaller white rectangle, a red cross. See Flag of Pernambuco Piauí 1922 Divided in thirteen interspersed green and yellow stripes with the same length. In the upper right corner there is a dark blue canton with the length equal to five stripes with a white star in the middle. Below the star, it is written with white letters: "13 DE MARÇO DE 1823" (March 13, 1823). See Flag of Piauí Rio de Janeiro 1965 Field quartered in white and sky blue, in the center with the State coat of arms occupying 5/7 of the height. Rio Grande do Norte 1957 A horizontal bicolour of green and white with a ratio of 2:3. In the center it is charged with the coat of arms of Rio Grande do Norte. See Flag of Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul 1966 Two triangles in the colors green (top left) and yellow (bottom left), which are separated by a wide red diagonal band, containing the coat of arms of Rio Grande do Sul. See Flag of Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia 1981 A blue field occupies its upper half with a central white star with five equidistant points in the middle of the banner. A green field is formed from the lower edges of the banner to the center of the lower points of the star. Two yellow fields are formed to the right and to the left of the star. See Flag of Rondônia Roraima 1996 Divided into three diagonal bands from left to right, and from bottom to top. The colors of the bands are, respectively: turquoise blue, white and flag green. Near the bottom of the flag is a narrow red band. In the centre of the flag, resting on the red band, there is a gold star with dimensions that go beyond that of the central white band. See Flag of Roraima Santa Catarina 1953 Three horizontal bands in the color combination red-white-red; In the center of the flag is a green diamond containing the coat of arms of Santa Catarina. See Flag of Santa Catarina São Paulo 1946 13 stripes of alternating black and white, with a red canton on the upper left corner. Inside the canton, a yellow star in each corner and a white circle in the middle with a blue map of Brazil. See Flag of São Paulo Sergipe 1952 Rectangle divided into four alternating green and yellow stripes, the upper one being green. In the canton (top left), a blue square whose side is half the height of the flag, loaded with five white five-pointed stars, arranged in a quincunx, with the one in the center twice the dimensions of the others. See Flag of Sergipe Tocantins 1989 A white diagonal band charged with a gold sun radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is yellow. See Flag of Tocantins Federal District 1969 A white flag representing peace, with the green stands for the vegetation of the region and Cross of Brasília.

Chile

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