Melanesia
Solomon Islands
A diagonal bicolour of blue and green separated by a narrow yellow stripe, with five white stars in the blue upper hoist triangle. It was adopted shortly before independence in 1978.
All flagsOceania
Adopted
1977
Proportion
1:2
Colours
4
Colours & their meaning
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Blue
The sea and sky.
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Green
The land.
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Yellow
Sunshine.
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White
No separate official symbolism beyond the stars.
Symbols & emblems
Five stars
The five stars originally represented the country’s five main island groups or administrative districts at the time.
Did you know?
Although the number of provinces later changed, the flag’s five stars were retained.