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Flag Kiribati, in 36 editions.
The entry for Kiribati published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun
sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to
represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising
rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy
white stripes to
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow
yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy
wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a
a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal
horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird
flying over
horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
Published as “Flag description”
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird
bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue
with three
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Published as “Flag description”
- the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean;
- the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands;
- the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island);
- the frigate bird symbolizes authority and freedom
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigate bird symbolizes authority and freedom
The same text in 12 editions, 2013 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean;
- the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands;
- the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island);
- the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigate bird frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom
- description:
- the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three wavy horizontal white stripes to represent the Pacific Ocean
- meaning:
- the white stripes represent the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix island groups;
- the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island);
- the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom
description: the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy horizontal white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean; Ocean
meaning: the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; island groups; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Kiribati: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kiribati/flag.