The island is located one level below the equator and thus is an island star on the flag presented by star with white color. White has 12 star chips - those are the twelve tribes that originally lived on the island, but during II. World War two of them died out completely. White is the color of the stars of phosphates, which gave local people living and working. Dimensions of the flag are in proportion 1 height = 2 width.

Coat of arms
On the coat of arms of the country is a total of 7 non-white colors. Dominates the upper sign the name of the island with the star representing NAOERO island known from the flag. On each side of a branch of the pens in blue in native style in the middle is the main body of the coat of arms surrounded by palm fronds. The center is located on a gold background gridded triangle with a cross and below the bifurcation part is fregated sea bird on the red live and the other on a blue background Calophyllum tree branch. Below is a sign God's Will First..

Athem of Nauru
There is also, of course, anthem. The song of the island Nauru is known as Nauru Bwiema. Author of music is Laurence Henry Hicks (1912-1997) and author of the text is Margaret Hendrie (1924-1990). Their collaboration marked the cooperation Nauru and Australia. Henry Hicks is the Australian and Margaret was Nauruan woman, writing in the native nauruan language. Anthem was founded in 1968, introduced a year after the declaration of independence.



Nauru bwiema, ngabena ma auwe.
Ma dedaro bwe dogum, mo otata bet egom.
Atsin ngago bwien okor, ama bagadugu
Epoa ngabuna ri nan orre bet imur.
Ama memag ma nan epodan eredu won engiden,
Miyan aema ngeiyin ouge,
Nauru eko dogin!

Living Nature and its symbols
Nauru has its symbols in wildlife, too. Plant symbol is flowering evergreen tree Calophyllum. His strong timber was also still abundantly used in shipbuilding, the construction and other sectors of the wood processing industry. Calophyllum is also the country's coat of arms. Between symbols and fregated bird.