Gran Colombian Tricolors
Colombia 🇨🇴, Ecuador 🇪🇨, Venezuela 🇻🇪. Yellow (wealth/sun), blue (oceans), and red (blood shed for liberation), unified by patriot Francisco de Miranda.
Flags of South America
Test your knowledge with the South American flags quiz.
From the celestial star globe of Brazil to the golden Sun of May on Argentina's triband and the Gran Colombian tricolors of the Andes, master all 12 sovereign flags of South America with instant feedback and zero display ads.
Interactive Round
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Identify the South American nation corresponding to each national flag.
South American Vexillology
Core design families across South American flags
Learn the historical and cultural origins behind South America’s most iconic banners.
The Sun of May (Sol de Mayo)
Argentina 🇦🇷 & Uruguay 🇺🇾. Radiant golden solar deity marking the May 1810 independence movement along the Río de la Plata.
The Celestial Rhombus
Brazil 🇧🇷. Forest green field with yellow mineral rhombus surrounding a night sky depicting 27 stars of the Southern Hemisphere as seen over Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889.
Southern Cone Bicolors
Chile 🇨🇱 & Peru 🇵🇪. The Chilean "La Estrella Solitaria" lone star and Peru’s vertical Inca-inspired red and white triband.
Two-Sided National Banner
Paraguay 🇵🇾. The world’s only sovereign flag with distinct obverse (national coat of arms) and reverse (Treasury seal with lion and Phrygian cap) emblems.
Guianas & Caribbean Coast
Guyana 🇬🇾 & Suriname 🇸🇷. The "Golden Arrowhead" and golden unity star reflecting cultural crossroads in the northeastern corner of the continent.
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