Samoa
Flag
Adopted: 1962
The flag features a blue field with a white Southern Cross constellation in the upper hoist and a red canton containing a white cross.
Flag fun fact: The Southern Cross stars represent Samoa's location in the South Pacific, while the cross symbolizes Christianity's importance in Samoan culture.
Colors
redbluewhite
Design elements
starscrosscanton
Flag family: Polynesian
Country context
Capital city: Apia
Polynesia · Oceania
Independent from New Zealand · 1962
NoneBritish
Parliamentary democracy
UNCommonwealth
Island nation
