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Flag of Paraguay
CapitalAsunción
Pob. 20266,109,644
Área406,752 km²
Densidad15/km²
RegiónAmérica del Sur
MonedaParaguayan Guarani
Bandera1842
Jefe de Estado
Santiago Peña Palacios (since 2023)

Significado de la Bandera

The current design of the flag of Paraguay (Spanish: bandera de Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái poyvi) was first adopted in 1842. Its design, a red–white–blue triband, was inspired by the colours of the French Tricolour, believed to signify independence and liberty. Its design, a red–white–blue triband, was inspired by the colours of the French Tricolour, believed to signify independence and liberty.

Historia de la Bandera

  1. 1785
    The last formally used Spanish flag was a red and yellow one, established by King Charles III in 1785 and used mainly for naval and military purposes.
  2. 1811
    Flag of Paraguay #2
    The first Paraguayan flag was raised on 15 May 1811, in Asunción, the day after the May Revolution.
  3. 1811–1812
    Flag of Paraguay #3
    The flag was changed again on 15 August 1812, to a red, white, and blue tricolor, with the central white stripe wider than the red and blue stripes.
  4. 1842–1954
    Flag of Paraguay #4
    The current design of the flag of Paraguay (Spanish: bandera de Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái poyvi) was first adopted in 1842.
  5. 1954–1988
    Flag of Paraguay #5
    Flag in use 1954–1988.
  6. 1812–1826
    Flag of Paraguay #6
    Prior to the current design, the country used two other designs: a similar one with no seal where the white stripe was slightly larger than the other two (1812–1826), and a different simple design featuring a blue field and a six-pointed white star in the upper-left corner (1826–1842).
  7. 1813
    Flag of Paraguay #7
    === Doctor Francia era === The tricolor flag without the emblem is called the first flag of the Republic because it was in force when Paraguay was declared a republic at the Second National Congress held in 1813.
  8. 1813–1840
    Flag of Paraguay #8
    === Doctor Francia era === The tricolor flag without the emblem is called the first flag of the Republic because it was in force when Paraguay was declared a republic at the Second National Congress held in 1813.
  9. 1826–1842
    Flag of Paraguay #9
    Prior to the current design, the country used two other designs: a similar one with no seal where the white stripe was slightly larger than the other two (1812–1826), and a different simple design featuring a blue field and a six-pointed white star in the upper-left corner (1826–1842).
  10. 1990–2013
    Flag of Paraguay #10
    Flag in use 1990–2013.
  11. 1842–presente
    Bandera actual de Paraguay
    Bandera actual, en uso desde 1842.

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