Learn the flags of Oceania

Oceania is the smallest set, 14 flags, and the fastest region to finish. But it contains the single most-confused pair in the world: Australia and New Zealand. Both are blue ensigns with the Union Jack and the Southern Cross. The split: New Zealand has four stars, red with white borders; Australia has six, all white, plus the big Commonwealth Star under the Jack. Fiji and Tuvalu keep the Union Jack too, on lighter blue.

The rest are one-offs, and good ones. Kiribati has a frigatebird over a rising sun, Papua New Guinea a bird of paradise on a diagonal split, Palau a moon (not a sun, that's Bangladesh's trick in reverse), Nauru a single thin stripe marking the equator with a star for the island just below it. Learn the Australia-New Zealand rule, enjoy the other twelve.

All 14 are below; Mind the Map will make sure the two ensigns never fool you again.

All 14 flags of Oceania

Practise the flags of Oceania

Common questions

How many countries are in Oceania?

14, the smallest region and the fastest to finish.

Which Oceania flags are easiest to mix up?

Australia and New Zealand, the single most-confused pair in the world. Both are blue ensigns with the Union Jack and the Southern Cross. New Zealand has four red stars with white borders; Australia has six white stars plus the large Commonwealth Star under the Jack.

What is the fastest way to learn the flags of Oceania?

Nail the Australia versus New Zealand rule first, then Fiji and Tuvalu, which also keep the Union Jack on lighter blue. The rest are distinctive one-offs, so a few rounds of spaced repetition locks the lot.

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