Kiribati
Red with a frigatebird over sun rays and waves.
History and symbolism
The upper red half bears a golden frigatebird flying over a rising sun of 17 rays, for the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba. The lower half is blue with three wavy white stripes for the ocean and the three island groups. Adopted at independence in 1979.
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