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    Fiji Flag

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    How to identify it

    A light blue ensign with the Union Flag in the upper corner panel and a shield on the outer half.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    Adopted at independence on 10 October 1970.

    History of the design

    A government process to replace the flag ran from 2013 to 2016. The proposal was abandoned, so the independence design with the Union Flag and shield remains in use.

    Similar flags

    Compare the details that separate these designs.

    • Flag of Australia
      Australia

      Australia uses a dark blue field with six white stars; Fiji uses light blue and places a shield on the outer half.

    • Flag of Tuvalu
      Tuvalu

      Tuvalu has nine yellow stars on its outer half; Fiji has a shield there instead.

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