Micronesia
Nauru
A dark blue field with a narrow horizontal gold stripe slightly below the center and a white 12-pointed star beneath it at the hoist side. It was adopted on independence in 1968.
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Adopted
1968
Proportion
1:2
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Blue
The Pacific Ocean.
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Gold
The Equator.
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White
No official symbolism beyond the star’s depiction.
Symbols & emblems
12-pointed star
Nauru and its 12 traditional tribes; its position below the stripe shows the island just south of the Equator.
Did you know?
The gold stripe is intentionally placed slightly below center because Nauru lies just south of the Equator.