Flag of Nauru

🎨 What the flag means

Nauru's flag is like a map. The blue is the Pacific Ocean, the gold stripe is the Equator, and the white star shows where Nauru sits, just below the Equator. The star's twelve points stand for the twelve original tribes of Nauru, and its white colour stands for phosphate, a rock that was once the island's main source of income.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

13.7 thousand (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Yaren747 people (2011)

🗣️ Main language

EnglishAlso official: Nauru

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world, an oval-shaped island of only 21 square kilometres.
2. Nauru has no official capital; Yaren is used as the capital in practice.
3. The island is surrounded by a coral reef that appears above the water at low tide.