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Kiribati .ki

Flag of Kiribati
CapitalTarawa
Pob. 2026120,740
Área811 km²
Densidad149/km²
RegiónMicronesia
MonedaAustralian Dollar
Jefe de Estado
Taneti Maamau (since 2016)

Significado de la Bandera

The flag of Kiribati (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 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (former Ocean Island). 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.

Historia de la Bandera

  1. 1979
    The new flag was hoisted during the independence day celebrations in the capital, Tarawa, on 12 July 1979.
  2. 1951–1957
    Flag of Kiribati #2
    Flag in use 1951–1957.
  3. 1958–1967
    Flag of Kiribati #3
    Flag in use 1958–1967.
  4. 1801
    Flag of Kiribati #4
    Flag in use 1801.
  5. Actual
    Bandera actual de Kiribati
    Bandera nacional actual.

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