Flag of Marshall Islands

Flag of the Marshall Islands

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CapitalMajuro
Population53,127
RegionOceania
Area181 km²
LanguagesEnglish, Marshallese
CurrencyUnited States dollar
PeopleMarshallese

About

The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an archipelagic country in Oceania. The sovereign state lies west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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The Flag

History

The flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, an island nation in the Pacific, was adopted upon the start of self-government, May 1, 1979. The flag was designed by Emlain Kabua, who served as the first First Lady of the republic.

Design & symbolism

The flag has a ratio of 10:19. The star is situated such that its center is equidistant from the left edge, the top edge, and the top of the orange ray.

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