Flag of Vanuatu 459361 220442996 2008-06-19T21:55:48Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[cs:Vlajka Vanuatu]] [[Image:Flag of Vanuatu.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Image:FIAV 111110.svg|20px|]] Flag ratio: 19:36]] [[Image:Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Image:FIAV 000001.svg|23px]] Naval Ensign]] The '''flag of [[Vanuatu]]''' was adopted on [[February 13]], [[1980]]. When the [[Vanua'aku Party]] led the country to [[independence]] as Vanuatu in [[1980]], the colors of the party flag - red, green, black and yellow - were chosen to be the basis for the national flag. A parliamentary committee chose the final design based on submissions from local artists. The green represents the richness of the islands, the red is symbolic of the [[blood]] of [[boar]]s and men, and the black of the [[ni-Vanuatu]] people. Vanuatu's Prime Minister requested the inclusion of yellow and black [[fimbriation]]s to make the black stand out. The yellow Y-shape represents the light of the [[Gospel]] going through the pattern of the islands in the [[Pacific Ocean]] (Vanuatu is approximately 90% [[Christian]]). The emblem in the black is a [[boar]]'s [[tusk]] - the symbol of prosperity worn as a [[pendant]] on the islands - along with two leaves of the local [[namele]] [[fern]]. The leaves are supposed to be a token of [[peace]], and their 39 fronds represent the 39 members of Vanuatu's [[legislative assembly]]. <br clear=all> {{Oceania topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Oceania]]}} {{nationalflags}}<!-- to edit this table, go to [[Template:Nationalflags]] --> [[Category:National flags|Vanuatu]] [[Category:National symbols of Vanuatu]] {{flag-stub}} {{Vanuatu-stub}} [[bs:Zastava Vanuatua]] [[bg:Национално знаме на Вануату]] [[cs:Vlajka Vanuatu]] [[de:Flagge Vanuatus]] [[et:Vanuatu lipp]] [[el:Σημαία του Βανουάτου]] [[es:Bandera de Vanuatu]] [[fr:Drapeau du Vanuatu]] [[hr:Zastava Vanuatua]] [[bpy:ভানুয়াতুর ফিরালহান]] [[id:Bendera Vanuatu]] [[it:Bandiera di Vanuatu]] [[he:דגל ונואטו]] [[lt:Vanuatu vėliava]] [[hu:Vanuatu zászlaja]] [[nl:Vlag van Vanuatu]] [[ja:バヌアツの国旗]] [[no:Vanuatus flagg]] [[pl:Flaga Vanuatu]] [[pt:Bandeira de Vanuatu]] [[ru:Флаг Вануату]] [[sk:Vlajka Vanuatu]] [[fi:Vanuatun lippu]] [[sv:Vanuatus flagga]] [[th:ธงชาติวานูอาตู]] [[zh:萬那杜國旗]]