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Tell them apart

Greece vs Uruguay flag

How to tell them apart

The flags of Greece and Uruguay are both nine blue and white stripes with a canton, so they’re easy to mix up at a glance. This is what gives each one away:

  1. Greece's canton is blue with a white cross; Uruguay's is white with a gold Sun of May.
  2. Greece's stripes start and end in blue; Uruguay's start and end in white.

Test yourself

Drill Greece, Uruguay and Argentina: each flag once, in random order. Place it on the map, then name it.

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