Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
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Proportion | 10:19 |
Adopted | 30 November 1978 |
Design | A light blue field with four white five-pointed stars arranged in the diamond pattern in the center. |
The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia was adopted on 30 November 1978. The blue field represents the Pacific Ocean. In an echo of U.S. heraldic practice, the stars represent the four federated states: Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Yap, arranged like the points of the compass.[1]