Nauru
Flag
Adopted: 1968
The flag features a horizontal gold stripe dividing blue and black sections, with a white 12-pointed star on the lower hoist side representing the 12 original tribes of Nauru.
Flag fun fact: The 12-pointed star on Nauru's flag represents the 12 original Nauruan tribes that inhabited the island before European contact.
Colors
blueyellowwhiteblack
Design elements
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Flag family: Oceania
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Country context
Capital city: Yaren
Micronesia · Oceania
Independent from Australia · 1968
British
Parliamentary republic
UNCommonwealth
Island nation
