NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Flag of the Marshall Islands

The flag of the Marshall Islands, an island nation in the Pacific, was adopted upon the start of self-governance, May 1, 1979. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands. ... Image File history File links FIAV_110110. ... It has been suggested that the section intro from the article Civil flag be merged into this article or section. ... An island nation is a country that is wholly confined to an island or islands. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

The Marshall Islands were part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the United States, from which the Marshall Islands and Micronesia split. In common with other island nations in the region, this flag features the symbolic representation of the islands' place within the ocean. The rising diagonal band represents the equator, the star above representing this Northern Hemisphere archipelago. The white and orange portions of the band represent, respectively, the Ratak Chain ("sunrise") and the Ralik Chain ("sunset"), as well as symbolizing peace and courage. The star's 24 points represent the number of electoral districts, while the four elongated points represent the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje and Ebeye. National motto: ? Official language English? Capital Saipan Area - Total - % water Ranked 78 (United States) 1,779 km² Negligible Population - Total - Density 132,929 (1980) N/Akm² GDP - Total - GDP/head N/A Currency US Dollar Time zone UTC: ? Independence UN trusteeship administered by the US Internet TLD none? Calling code... World map showing the equator in red In tourist areas, the equator is often marked on the sides of roads The equator marked as it crosses IlhÃ©u das Rolas, in SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe. ... The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and about 90% of the human population. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Alternate meanings: White (disambiguation) White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... The orange, a fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... The Ratak Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. ... The Ralik Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. ... A peace dove, widely known as a symbol for peace, featuring an olive branch in the doves beak. ... Bravery and Fortitude redirect here. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Lagoon shoreline on Majuro, February 1973 Majuro, population 25,400 (as of 2004), is the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. ... Jaluit Atoll is an atoll of 91 islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... Wotje Atoll is an atoll of 75 islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... Ebeye is the most populous island of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, as well as the center for Marshallese culture in the Ralik Chain of the archipelago. ...

The flag was designed by Emlain Kabua, one of the first ladies of the republic. This article is about the use of the term first lady internationally. ...

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Flags of Oceania

	Australasia This is a gallery of national flags of Oceania. ... Image File history File links Australia. ... Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ...	Australia · Norfolk Island · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · New Zealand Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Norfolk Island was adopted on October 21, 1980. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 History The flag of Christmas Island was unofficially adopted in 1986 after being chosen the winner in a competition for a flag for the territory. ... Unofficial Flag Official Flag The flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is unofficial. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. ...
	Melanesia Copyright 2004 Affordable Solutions Pty Ltd Aust. ... Map showing Melanesia. ...	East Timor · Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of East Timor was adopted in 2002. ... The only flag in official use in New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France, is the French tricolour. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 This is the national flag of the Solomon Islands. ...
	Micronesia Image File history File links Micronesia. ...	Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Nauru · Palau Flag of the Northern Marianas Islands The flag of the Northern Mariana Islands was adopted on July 4, 1976. ... Flag ratio: 10:19 The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia was adopted on November 10, 1979. ...
	Polynesia Image File history File links Polynesia. ... Carving from the ridgepole of a MÄori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: Ï€Î¿Î»ÏÏ‚ many, Î½á¿†ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚ island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ...	American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna Flag Ratio: 1:2 The national flag of American Samoa was adopted on April 24, 1960. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of the Cook Islands is based on the traditional design for former British colonies in the Pacific region. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of French Polynesia was adopted in 1984. ... Standard design. ...

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