Tuvalu
Adopted1978
Design classUnion Jack Canton
RegionOceania
Light blue with the Union Jack and nine stars.
History and symbolism
The Union Jack canton joins nine stars laid out as the islands of the group on a field of the Pacific. The number of stars was restored to nine after a brief redesign in the 1990s.
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