Flags of South America

This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations.

A map of South America with national flags, excluding dependent territories

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 Argentina See also: List of Argentine flags
	1851 –	Flag of Bolivia
	1889 –	Flag of Brazil See also: List of Brazilian flags
	1817 –	Flag of Chile See also: List of Chilean flags
	1861 –	Flag of Colombia See 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 Ecuador See also: List of Ecuadorian flags
	1966 –	Flag of Guyana
	2013 –	Flag of Paraguay
	1825 –	Flag of Peru See also: List of Peruvian flags
	1975 –	Flag of Suriname
	1830 –	Flag of Uruguay See also: List of Uruguayan flags
	2006 –	Flag of Venezuela See 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 cities

Main article: List of city flags in South America

Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.

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  Flag of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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  Flag of Barranquilla, Colombia
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  Flag of Belém, Brazil
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  Flag of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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  Flag of Bogotá, Colombia
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  Flag of Brasília, Brazil
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  Flag of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  Flag of Cali, Colombia
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  Flag of Campinas, Brazil
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  Flag of Callao, Peru
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  Flag of Córdoba, Argentina
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  Flag of Cusco, Peru
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  Flag of Curitiba, Brazil
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  Flag of Fortaleza, Brazil
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  Flag of Goiânia, Brazil
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  Flag of Guarulhos, Brazil
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  Flag of Guayaquil, Ecuador
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  Flag of Lima, Peru
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  Flag of Maceió, Brazil
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  Flag of Manaus, Brazil
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  Flag of Maracaibo, Venezuela
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  Flag of Medellín, Colombia
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  Flag of Porto Alegre, Brazil
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  Flag of Quito, Ecuador
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  Flag of Recife, Brazil
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  Flag of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  Flag of Salvador, Brazil
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  Flag of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
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  Flag of Santiago, Chile
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  Flag of São Gonçalo, Brazil
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  Flag of São Luís, Brazil
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  Flag of São Paulo, Brazil

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 – 1819 1859	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