Passenger service is provided by Nauru Airlines, with Pacific Air Express also providing cargo service. Flights operate five days a week to well connected airports such as Brisbane and Nadi.
Flag of Nauru:
Following the independence of Nauru, the flag of Nauru was raised for the first time. The flag, chosen in a local design competition, was adopted on independence day, 31 January 1968. It depicts Nauru’s geographical position, one degree south of the Equator. A gold horizontal stripe representing the Equator runs across a blue field for the Pacific Ocean. Nauru itself is symbolized by a white 12-pointed star.
Each point represents one of the 12 indigenous tribes on the island.
The represented twelve tribes are:
Eamwit
Eamwitmwit
Ranibok
Irutsi
Iruwa
Eamwidara
Eaoru
Emangum
Deiboe
Eano
Emea
Iwi