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Micronesia Flag
The Federated States of Micronesia's official flag combines a blue field with a centred circle of four white stars. The national code sets a 1:1.9 width...
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About Micronesia and its flag
The Federated States of Micronesia's official flag combines a blue field with a centred circle of four white stars. The national code sets a 1:1.9 width-to-length ratio and a five-to-one width-to-star-width ratio, while allowing nonofficial reproductions in other dimensions. An academic study using an image supplied by the FSM Government connects the blue field with the ocean and Micronesian identity.
Flag design and meaning
The legally specified design places a circle of four white stars at the centre of a blue field. Its prescribed proportions are 1:1.9 from width to length, and the flag’s width is five times a star’s width. The code permits other dimensions for unofficial reproductions.
- Blue field: The study associates the blue field with the surrounding ocean and the federation's shared Micronesian identity.
- Four white stars: The study relates the four stars to the federation's four constituent states.
History and adoption
The FSM Code’s source note records that this flag provision appeared in editions of the Trust Territory Code in 1966, 1970 and 1980, and also cites Interim Congress Public Law IC-6. The Code formally adopts the blue, four-star flag; that legislative provenance is more accurate than presenting a single national milestone as its sole adoption event.
How to recognise this flag
- Count four white stars centred together on one uninterrupted blue field.
- Use the unusually broad 1:1.9 outline as a secondary clue; the stars form a centred circle rather than a stripe or canton.
Micronesia flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Micronesia flag is currently grouped as expert difficulty for quiz progression.
Its region is listed as Oceania, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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