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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.

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Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

CapitalMontevideo
Population3,499,451
Area181,034 km²
LanguagesSpanish
CurrenciesUruguayan peso ($)

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