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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

Native Name: Uruguay
Population: 3473727
Region: Americas
Sub Region: South America
Capital: Montevideo
Top Level Domain: .uy
Currency: Uruguayan peso
Languages: Spanish
Border Countries: 
  • Argentina
  • Brazil