Flags of the Americas
All 35 national flags of the Americas, alphabetically, each with a short description of its design. Select any flag to see it in high resolution, read what its colours and symbols mean and download it.
Antigua and BarbudaThe flag of Antigua and Barbuda features a striking triangular design: on a red field, an inverted isosceles triangle contains, from top to bottom, stripes of black, blue, and white, with a golden rising sun of seven rays set in the black stripe.
ArgentinaThe flag of Argentina consists of three equal horizontal stripes: light blue on top, white in the middle, and light blue on the bottom.
BahamasThe flag of the Bahamas is made up of three horizontal stripes, aquamarine on top and bottom with gold in the middle, and a black equilateral triangle on the hoist side.
BarbadosThe flag of Barbados consists of three vertical stripes: ultramarine blue on the outer sides and gold in the middle.
BelizeThe flag of Belize has a royal blue field with narrow red stripes along the top and bottom edges, and a white disc at the center bearing the country's coat of arms.
BoliviaThe flag of Bolivia is made up of three equal horizontal stripes: red on top, yellow in the middle, and green on the bottom.
BrazilThe flag of Brazil has a green field with a large yellow rhombus at its center, within which sits a dark blue globe crossed by a curved white band bearing the positivist motto 'Ordem e Progresso' (Order and Progress).
CanadaThe flag features two vertical red bands at the edges, each occupying a quarter of the flag's width, flanking a white square that holds a stylized eleven-pointed red maple leaf.
ChileChile's flag, known as La Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star), was adopted on 18 October 1817.
ColombiaColombia's flag shares the same colors and horizontal layout with those of Ecuador and Venezuela, a legacy of Gran Colombia, the state founded by Simón Bolívar that once united all three nations.
Costa RicaCosta Rica's flag bears some resemblance to Thailand's, which also uses horizontal red, white, and blue stripes, though in a different arrangement and proportions.
CubaCuba's flag bears a striking resemblance to that of Puerto Rico, created in 1895 with the same elements but in reversed colors, red stripes and a blue triangle.
DominicaThe flag shows a green field symbolizing the island's lush tropical vegetation.
Dominican RepublicThe flag of the Dominican Republic features a white cross dividing it into four rectangles: the upper left and lower right are blue, while the upper right and lower left are red.
EcuadorEcuador's flag consists of three horizontal stripes: the top yellow band takes up half the flag's height, while blue and red each occupy a quarter.
El SalvadorEl Salvador's flag consists of three horizontal stripes, blue at the top and bottom with white in the center.
GrenadaThe flag has a vivid, intricate design: a red border runs around the entire flag, with three yellow five-pointed stars along the top edge and three along the bottom.
GuatemalaGuatemala's flag is made up of three vertical stripes: sky blue on the outer edges and white in the center.
GuyanaIts design is one of the most dynamic and geometrically striking in the world: a green field bears a red triangle with a black border pointing toward the fly, containing a smaller yellow triangle with a white border.
HaitiHaiti's flag consists of two equal horizontal stripes, blue on top and red below.
HondurasHonduras's flag consists of three horizontal stripes: turquoise blue at the top and bottom, with a white stripe in the middle.
JamaicaJamaica's flag has a distinctive design built around a diagonal gold cross, or saltire, dividing the flag into four triangles: the top and bottom triangles are green, and the left and right triangles are black.
MexicoMexico's flag is a vertical tricolor of equal green, white, and red stripes, with the National Coat of Arms at the center of the white band.
NicaraguaNicaragua's flag has three horizontal stripes of equal width: cobalt blue at the top, white in the middle, and cobalt blue at the bottom.
PanamaPanama's flag is divided into four equal rectangular quarters.
ParaguayThe flag consists of three horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue.
PeruPeru's flag consists of three vertical stripes of equal width: red on the left, white in the center, and red on the right.
Saint Kitts and NevisThe flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis has a striking design split by a diagonal into two triangles: green in the upper hoist and red in the lower fly.
Saint LuciaThe flag of Saint Lucia has a sky-blue field bearing, at its center, three overlapping triangles: a black triangle edged in white with a shorter yellow triangle in front of it.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesThe flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has three vertical stripes: blue at the hoist, a wider yellow band in the center, and green at the fly.
SurinameThe flag of Suriname has five horizontal stripes of green, white, red, white, and green, with the central red stripe the widest and the white stripes the narrowest.
Trinidad and TobagoThe flag consists of a red field crossed by a black diagonal stripe running from the upper hoist corner to the lower fly corner, bordered on each side by two thin white stripes.
United StatesThe flag of the United States of America, known as the Stars and Stripes, is one of the most recognizable in the world.
UruguayThe flag features nine alternating horizontal stripes of white and blue (five white, four blue), with a white canton in the upper hoist corner containing a golden sun with a human face, known as the Sun of May, radiating sixteen alternating straight and wavy rays.
VenezuelaVenezuela's flag consists of three equal horizontal stripes: yellow on top, blue in the middle, and red at the bottom.