Orange and Blue Flags
Only two flags combine orange with blue: the Marshall Islands and Andorra. The Marshall Islands is the one most people have in mind.
Flags with blue and orange and other colors (2)
Which countries have orange and blue flags?
The Marshall Islands has the clearest orange and blue design. The flag is blue, with a white star in the upper corner and two diagonal rays that widen toward the fly, the upper one orange and the lower one white. The two rays represent the Ratak (sunrise) and Ralik (sunset) island chains, and they also mark the equator.
Andorra is the second flag on the list. Its field is three vertical bands of blue, yellow and red, the same as Romania, Chad and Moldova, but the center carries a coat of arms. That coat of arms has gold and orange-red details, which brings warmer tones to a flag that is mostly blue.
If the flag is a plain blue field with diagonal stripes, it is the Marshall Islands. If it has vertical stripes and a crest, it is Andorra.
What do orange and blue mean on these flags?
On the Marshall Islands flag, blue represents the Pacific Ocean, orange stands for courage and white for peace. The star has 24 points: 4 long ones that point in the cardinal directions, and 20 shorter ones, one for each municipality or electoral district. The flag was adopted in 1979, when the islands gained self-government.
Andorra's colors come from its neighbors: blue and red are the colors of France, and yellow and red are those of Spain, so the tricolor reflects the two countries that have co-ruled it. The design is close to those of Romania and Chad, so the coat of arms matters when telling them apart.
Orange is rare on flags because it is hard to separate from red or yellow at a distance. Where it appears, it is usually a deliberate choice, as in Ireland, India or Niger. Blue and orange together are almost unique to the Marshall Islands.
Frequently asked questions
What country's flag is orange and blue?
The Marshall Islands. It has a blue field with a white star and orange and white diagonal rays.
Which country has an orange and blue flag with a star?
The Marshall Islands, whose 24-pointed white star sits in the upper corner.
What does the orange stripe on the Marshall Islands flag mean?
Orange stands for courage, and the diagonal ray also reflects the Ratak chain, the "sunrise" islands.
Is Andorra's flag orange?
Not in its stripes, which are blue, yellow and red, but the coat of arms in the middle uses warm gold and orange-red details.