Flag of Uruguay

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Flag ratio: 2:3
Flag ratio: 2:3

The national flag of Uruguay (Pabellón Nacional) has a field of alternating white and blue stripes with a white canton charged with the Sun of May.[citation needed] The flag was first adopted by law on December 16, 1828 and had 17 stripes until July 12, 1830, when a new law reduced the number of stripes to nine.[citation needed] Also in 1830 the color of the stripes were changed from light blue to dark blue.[citation needed]

The nine horizontal stripes on the flag represents the nine original counties. The overall design bears a resemblance to the flag of the United States.

Unusually amongst the world's nations defening, Uruguay has three official "National Banners" (Banderas Patrias): the Pabellón as described above, the Flag of Artigas, and the Flag of the Treinta y Tres.[citation needed] While the Pabellón Nacional is the main national flag, the other two flags are also officially recognized for historical reasons, and all three flags are flown together on government buildings.[citation needed]

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