Flag of Argentina

🎨 What the flag means

Argentina's flag has sky-blue and white stripes with a golden Sun of May in the middle. Many people say the colours show the sky and clouds, though historians have other ideas about where they came from. The sun with a face copies a picture on Argentina's first coin. The flag was created by Manuel Belgrano and first raised in the city of Rosario in 1812.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

47.3 million (2022)

🏙️ Capital

Buenos Aires3.1 million people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

SpanishAlso official: Guarani

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The name Argentina comes from the Latin word argentum, which means silver.
2. Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest mountain in both the Southern and Western Hemispheres.
3. Argentina grows more yerba mate than any other country, used to make a popular herbal drink called mate.