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The flag of Chile consists of two equal-height horizontal bands of white and red, with a blue square the same height as the white band in the canton, which bears a white five-pointed star in the center. It was adopted on 18 October 1817. The Chilean flag is also known in Spanish as La Estrella Solitaria [1] (The Lone Star).
Flag Date Use Description 1920– (creation) 1967– (Legal regulation) Presidential flag: A flag of Chile with the Chilean coat of arms in the center.: Ambassador flag A blue flag with white and red nordic cross and a white star in the canton.
Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the ...
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 ...
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
In May 2010 Chile became the first South American country to join the OECD. [137] In 2006, Chile became the country with the highest nominal GDP per capita in Latin America. [138] As of 2020, Chile ranks third in Latin America (behind Uruguay and Panama) in nominal GDP per capita. Copper mining makes up 20% of Chilean GDP and 60% of exports. [139]
A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest. [3] According to the Montevideo Convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. [4]
Flags of Chile (10 P) Flags of Colombia (2 C, 4 P) E. ... Pages in category "Flags of South America" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.