Introduction
The flag of the Pacific Community is a deep blue field carrying a white and turquoise emblem: a stylised sail with a palm tree on it, riding over waves, inside a broken ring of stars.
Meaning & Symbolism
The sail and the waves are the ocean that both separates and connects the members, and the palm is the islands themselves. The ring of stars stands for the member countries and territories, which is why the ring is a circle: no member sits at the head of it.
History of the Pacific Community Flag
The organisation was founded on 6 February 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, under the Canberra Agreement, by the six powers that then held territory in the region: Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
It has since turned into something close to the opposite of what it started as. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have withdrawn, and the membership is now 27, of which 22 are Pacific island countries and territories. Its headquarters are in Nouméa, in New Caledonia.
Curiosities
- It was founded in 1947 by six colonial powers and is now run mostly by the islands themselves.
- Two founding members, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, have since withdrawn.
- Of its 27 members, 22 are Pacific island countries and territories.
- Its headquarters are in Nouméa, in New Caledonia.
- The stars sit in a ring rather than a row, so that no member is placed at the head.
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