Flags, Symbols & Currency of Nauru
Flags, Symbols & Currency of Nauru
The National Flag of Nauru was adopted on January 31, 1968.
The National Flag of Nauru features a blue background with a narrow, horizontal, gold stripe across the center of the flag and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe positioned towards the hoist-side of the flag. The blue color of the flag represents the Pacific Ocean. The Equator is represented by the narrow, gold horizontal stripe. The star indicates Nauru’s geographical location to the south of the Equator. The white color of the star represents phosphate which is the basis for the wealth of the island. The star has 12 points with each point representing one of the 12 indigenous tribes of Nauru. The flag has a width-to-length proportion ratio of 1:2.