Flag of Micronesia

What the flag means

Section 501 of the FSM Code describes the flag as four white stars in a circle on blue but does not explain it. The common reading is that the blue is the Pacific Ocean and each star is one of the four states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.

History

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, under United States administration, adopted a flag with six white stars in 1962, and it was approved in 1965. Palau and the Marshall Islands rejected the proposed federal constitution in July 1978. The remaining states took a version with four stars on 30 November 1978, the fourth for Kosrae, which had been separated from Pohnpei.

Earlier flags of Micronesia

1. 1965–1978Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands flag with six white stars