Symbolism
The five stars represent the five original provinces. Blue represents the Pacific Ocean, yellow represents the sun, and green represents the land and its resources.
History
Adopted on November 18, 1977, ahead of independence from the United Kingdom on July 7, 1978. A national competition produced the design, whose five stars represent the five original provinces and whose colors reflect the ocean, land, and sun of the archipelago.
Construction
A 1:2 ratio. Divided diagonally by a yellow band from the lower hoist to the upper fly. The upper triangle is blue with five stars, and the lower is green.
Color Meanings
Country Facts
- Population
- 750.3K
1.6% of Oceania
- Capital
- Honiara
- Languages
- English
- Continent
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Pacific
- Landlocked
- Island state
- ISO 3166-1
- SB
Flag Identification
- Adopted
- November 18, 1977
- Proportions
1:2
- Primary Layout
- Diagonal bands
- Key Symbols
- Emblem, Stars
Influences
Flags with resemblance
Visually close designs. Compare colors and emblems, or try similarities mode.
Flag Protocol
- The stars must be arranged in an 'X' pattern within the blue field
- The yellow stripe must be diagonal from hoist to fly
Practice
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