Eastern Africa
Somalia
A light blue field with a large white five-pointed star in the centre. Designed before independence, it became the national flag when Somalia was formed in 1960.
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Adopted
1954
Proportion
2:3
Colours
2
Colours & their meaning
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Light blue
Originally chosen in tribute to the United Nations.
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White
No separate official symbolism beyond the central star.
Symbols & emblems
White star
The five points traditionally represented the five regions in which Somali people lived: British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, the Ogaden, and the Northern Frontier District.
Did you know?
Somalia’s flag was designed in 1954 by Mohammed Awale Liban.