Flag of Fiji

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The Flag of Fiji is a light blue ensign featuring the Union Jack in the canton and the Fijian shield on the fly, symbolizing the nation’s British colonial heritage and its maritime and agricultural identity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Flag of Fiji canonical 1
Flag of the Colony of Fiji 1
flag of Fiji 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptedOn 1970-10-10
adoptionEvent Fiji’s independence from the United Kingdom
basedOn Blue Ensign design tradition
canton Union Flag
surface form: Union Jack
capitalCityRepresented Suva, Fiji
surface form: Suva
category Blue Ensign flags
Flags displaying the Union Jack
Flags of Oceania
containsCoatOfArms shield from the coat of arms of Fiji
continent Oceania
country Fiji
designElement British Blue Ensign defaced with shield
Fijian shield on the fly
Union Jack in the canton
light blue field
ensignType defaced Blue Ensign
fly Fijian shield
governmentUseVariant state flag identical to national flag
hasAspectRatio 1:2
introducedInYear 1970
navalEnsignRelation based on British naval ensign tradition
officialLanguageOnCoatOfArms English
previousFlag Flag of Fiji self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flag of the Colony of Fiji
shieldFeature Cross of Saint George
surface form: St George’s Cross

bunch of bananas
coconut palm
dove of peace
golden lion holding a cocoa pod
sugar cane
status current national flag of Fiji
symbolizes British colonial heritage
Pacific Ocean surroundings
agricultural identity
connection to the United Kingdom
maritime identity
usedAtSea true
usedBy Fijian public
Government of Fiji
civil authorities of Fiji
usedOnLand true
usedSince 1970-10-10
usesColor dark blue
light blue
red
white

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Prime Minister of Fiji flag Flag of Fiji
flag of Tuvalu relatedTo Flag of Fiji
this entity surface form: flag of Fiji
Flag of Fiji previousFlag Flag of Fiji self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flag of the Colony of Fiji