Micronesia
Kiribati
The upper half is red with a rising golden frigatebird above a golden sun, while the lower half has six wavy stripes alternating white and blue. It was adopted on independence, based on a colonial badge adapted after a public competition.
Adopted
1979
Proportion
1:2
Colours
4
Colours & their meaning
Red
No single official colour symbolism is consistently prescribed.
Gold
The sun and frigatebird are official symbols; no separate official colour meaning is consistently prescribed.
White
No separate official colour symbolism is consistently prescribed.
Blue
No separate official colour symbolism is consistently prescribed.
Symbols & emblems
Frigatebird
The frigatebird represents command of the sea, freedom, and traditional power.
Rising sun
The sun represents the equatorial location of the country and a new dawn.
Seventeen sun rays
The 17 rays stand for the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba.
Wavy stripes
The three blue and three white wavy stripes represent the Pacific Ocean.
Did you know?
Kiribati is one of the few national flags to show a bird flying over stylised ocean waves.