Flag of Somalia
Colors
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Meaning & Symbolism
Light blue represents the sky and was the color of the UN that administered the territory. The five-pointed white star represents the five historical regions where Somalis live.
History
Adopted on October 12, 1954 for Italian Somalia and then for all of Somalia after independence in 1960.
Curiosities
The five points of the star represent the five areas inhabited by Somalis: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia (Ogaden), Kenya (NFD), and former British Somaliland.
