Flag of the Marshall Islands
Officially Republic of the Marshall Islands
Locally M̧ajeļ
What the flag looks like
A blue field with two diagonal stripes, orange above white, widening as they rise from the lower hoist to the upper fly, and a white 24-pointed star in the upper hoist.
What it means
The blue is the Pacific; the white stripe stands for the Ratak (sunrise) chain and peace, the orange for the Ralik (sunset) chain and courage, and the star's 24 points for the municipalities.
How to remember it
An orange-and-white ray sweeps up across blue towards a 24-pointed star: the Marshall Islands
' two island chains, Ratak (sunrise) and Ralik (sunset).
Fun facts
- The flag was designed by Emlain Kabua, wife of the country's first president, Amata Kabua.
- Bikini Atoll was the site of US nuclear tests from 1946 to 1958, and the swimsuit was named after it in 1946.
Marshall Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Majuro
- Region
- Micronesia
- Population
- 37,548
- Area
- 181 km²
- Languages
- English, Marshallese
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1979