Tuvalu Flag

How to identify it

A light blue ensign with the Union Flag in the upper corner panel and nine yellow stars arranged as the islands lie geographically.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The independence design was restored in April 1997 after a different national flag had been used from 1995.

History of the design

The nine stars correspond to Tuvalu’s islands and are positioned as a map when the flagpole is treated as north. The Union Flag records the country’s historical connection with Britain.

Similar flags

Compare the details that separate these designs.

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  Fiji

  Fiji places a shield on the outer half; Tuvalu uses nine yellow stars there instead.

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