Somalia

3×5' nylon national flag of Somalia.

Somalia's single white star has five points for the five lands where Somali people live: the former British and Italian Somalilands, Djibouti, the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, and northeastern Kenya.

Design

A light blue field with a white five-pointed star at the center.

History & Symbolism

The flag was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban and adopted on 12 October 1954, when Italian Somaliland was a UN trust territory. Its light blue honors the United Nations, which helped guide the territory to independence. It became the flag of the united Somali Republic in 1960.

Flag Specifications

• Adopted: 12 October 1954
• Official proportions: 2:3
• Colors: light blue, white
• Emblem: five-pointed white star

Vexillographer's Note

Somalia's is one of the very few national flags whose blue was chosen to honor the United Nations.

Humphrys Flag Company · Old City Philadelphia · Est. 1864