Flag of Kiribati
The flag of Kiribati (Gilbertese: buraki ni Kiribati) is red in the upper half with a gold frigatebird (Fregata minor, in Gilbertese: te eitei) flying over a gold rising sun (otintaai), and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean and the three archipelagoes (Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands). The 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (former Ocean Island).
The yellow frigatebird symbolises command over the sea, freedom, and dance patterns. The blue and white wavy bands represent the Pacific Ocean, which surrounds Kiribati, and the sun refers to Kiribati's position astride the Equator.
The flag is derived from a badge designed by Sir Arthur Grimble in 1931 for the flag of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands British colony and granted in 1937.
Following the schedule 2 (section 8) of the National Identity Act of 1989, the official description is this one:
* "The bird is a frigate bird which represents power, freedom and Kiribati cultural dance patterns".
* "The rising sun is the tropical sun as Kiribati lies astride the Equator".
* "The sea is the Pacific Ocean which surrounds Kiribati".
The yellow frigatebird symbolises command over the sea, freedom, and dance patterns. The blue and white wavy bands represent the Pacific Ocean, which surrounds Kiribati, and the sun refers to Kiribati's position astride the Equator.
The flag is derived from a badge designed by Sir Arthur Grimble in 1931 for the flag of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands British colony and granted in 1937.
Following the schedule 2 (section 8) of the National Identity Act of 1989, the official description is this one:
* "The bird is a frigate bird which represents power, freedom and Kiribati cultural dance patterns".
* "The rising sun is the tropical sun as Kiribati lies astride the Equator".
* "The sea is the Pacific Ocean which surrounds Kiribati".
National flag
Country - Kiribati
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The islands' spread straddles the equator and the 180th meridian, although the International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching 150°W. This brings Kiribati's easternmost islands, the southern Line Islands south of Hawaii, into the same day as the Gilbert Islands and places them in the most advanced time zone on Earth: UTC+14.