Kiribati 🇰🇮

What is the Flag of Kiribati?

The flag of Kiribati is a horizontal bicolour of red over blue. On the upper red half, a yellow frigatebird flies over a rising sun with seventeen rays. The lower blue half carries three white wavy horizontal stripes.

Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Kiribati.

What Does the Kiribati Flag Look Like?

The flag of Kiribati is red in the upper half, with a gold frigatebird flying over a gold rising sun, and blue in the lower half with three horizontal wavy white stripes representing the ocean. It has no Union Jack and no blue-ensign background, and it contains no palm tree or wreath.

Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Kiribati.

What is the Kiribati Flag Called?

The Kiribati flag is officially known as the "Boutokaan te Beretitenti," which translates to "The Flag of the President" in the native language of Kiribati. The flag was designed by a local artist, and its symbolism is a reflection of the island nation's culture and history.

What Does the Kiribati Flag Represent?

The yellow frigatebird symbolises command over the sea, freedom and dance patterns, and the rising sun the tropical sun beneath which Kiribati lies astride the Equator. The blue and white wavy stripes represent the Pacific Ocean, the three white stripes standing for the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands.

Source: Wikipedia, Flag of Kiribati.