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The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.

Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

AmericasSouth AmericaUYURY

Population

3.47M

Capital

Montevideo

Country Overview

Basic Information

Common Name
Uruguay
Official Name
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Population
3,473,727

Codes & Identifiers

Alpha-2 Code
UY
Alpha-3 Code
URY
Olympic Code
URU

Bordering Countries

ARGBRA