The Nauru Flag was designed by a tenant engaged by Evans, an Australian flag company.The flag symbolizes the geographical position of the island country.The twelve- pointed white star on the flag signifies the twelve unique tribes of the nation.
The blue field is symbolic of the vast Pacific Ocean and the infinite sky. The white star symbolizes the location of the nation in association with the Equator. The division of the flag cloth into two equal halves recalls the history of the original populace of the nation who originated from two boulders.
| Official Name: | Republic of Nauru |
| Capital: | Yaren |
| Location: | An atoll in Micronesia some 50 km south of equator |
| Area: | 21.3 Sq. km |
| Official Languages: | English Nauru |
| National Flag: | Blue with a norrow horizontal gold stripe across the center beneath this near the hoist a white star of 12 points. |
| Flag Ratio: | 1:2 |
| National Anthem: | Nauru Bwiema Nauru Our Homeland (1968) |
| National symbol(s): | frigatebird, calophyllum flower |
| National colors: | blue, yellow, white |
| National anthem: | |
| Name: | “Nauru Bwiema” (Song of Nauru) |
| Lyrics/Music: | Margaret HENDRIE/Laurence Henry HICKS |
Fact about Nauru flag |
| Country | Nauru |
|---|---|
| Designed by | NA |
| Adopted | 31. January 1968 |
| Revision | 1919, 1948, 1968 |
| Design and Colors | A blue field bisected by a horizontal gold stripe; charged with a white 12-pointed star beneath the stripe at the hoist side |
| Size Ratio | 1:2 |