The flag of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific was adopted at the time of self-governance in 1979. The star's 24 points represent the number of electoral districts while the four elongated points represent the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje and Ebeye.
Most of the 60,422 inhabitants live on two atolls: Majuro, the capital of the Republic; and on Ebeye in Kwajalein, the largest atoll in the world, with a land area of six square miles surrounding a 655 square mile lagoon.
Sighted in 1529 by the Spanish navigator Ãlvaro Saavedra, the Marshalls lacked the wealth to encourage exploitation or mapping. The British captain Samuel Wallis chanced upon Rongerik and Rongelap atolls while sailing from Tahiti to Tinian. The British naval captains John Marshall and Thomas Gilbert partially explored the Marshalls in 1788, but much of the mapping was done by Russian expeditions under Adam Johann Krusenstern (1803) and Otto von Kotzebue (1815 and 1823).
The flag of the Marshall Islands was designed by Emlain Kabua in the 1970s. The blue background of the flag represents the Pacific Ocean, in which the Marshall Islands are scattered. The 24 pointed star represents the 24 municipalities of the Marshall Islands.
Indigenous people were educated in Japanese schools, studying Japanese language and Japanese culture. This policy was the government strategy not only in the Marshall Islands but on all the other mandated territories in Micronesia. Japan left the League of Nations in 1933, but continued to manage the islands in the region and in the late 1930s, even started the construction of air bases on some atolls, which also further served local residents. The Marshall Islands were an important geographical position, being the easternmost point in Japan's defensive ring at the beginning of World War II.
The expanding width of the stripes represents growth and vitality of the country. The star represents each of the 24 municipalities of the Marshall Islands. The four longer points represent the capital city of Majuro, and the administrative districts of Kwajalein, Wotji, and Jaluit. The longer points also form a cross and symbolize the Christian faith of the country. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Marshall Islands Flag for the future.
Most of the 60,422 inhabitants live on two atolls: Majuro, the capital of the Republic; and on Ebeye in Kwajalein, the largest atoll in the world, with a land area of six square miles surrounding a 655 square mile lagoon.
Sighted in 1529 by the Spanish navigator Ãlvaro Saavedra, the Marshalls lacked the wealth to encourage exploitation or mapping. The British captain Samuel Wallis chanced upon Rongerik and Rongelap atolls while sailing from Tahiti to Tinian. The British naval captains John Marshall and Thomas Gilbert partially explored the Marshalls in 1788, but much of the mapping was done by Russian expeditions under Adam Johann Krusenstern (1803) and Otto von Kotzebue (1815 and 1823).
The flag of the Marshall Islands was designed by Emlain Kabua in the 1970s. The blue background of the flag represents the Pacific Ocean, in which the Marshall Islands are scattered. The 24 pointed star represents the 24 municipalities of the Marshall Islands.
Indigenous people were educated in Japanese schools, studying Japanese language and Japanese culture. This policy was the government strategy not only in the Marshall Islands but on all the other mandated territories in Micronesia. Japan left the League of Nations in 1933, but continued to manage the islands in the region and in the late 1930s, even started the construction of air bases on some atolls, which also further served local residents. The Marshall Islands were an important geographical position, being the easternmost point in Japan's defensive ring at the beginning of World War II.
The expanding width of the stripes represents growth and vitality of the country. The star represents each of the 24 municipalities of the Marshall Islands. The four longer points represent the capital city of Majuro, and the administrative districts of Kwajalein, Wotji, and Jaluit. The longer points also form a cross and symbolize the Christian faith of the country. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Marshall Islands Flag for the future.
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