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Flag of Puntland

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Civil and state flag

Adopted
  
22 December 2009

Proportion
  
1:2

Flag of Puntland

Design
  
Blue, white and green-striped flag with white star at the top.

The flag of Puntland is the state flag of Puntland, an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia.

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History

Puntland initially used a variation of the flag of Somalia as its provincial flag. On 22 December 2009, the regional parliament introduced a new state flag. The flag design was decided on by a commission consisting of government officials and local intellectuals.

Colors and symbolization

The Puntland flag consists of three colors: white, blue and green.

  • Top: the blue stripe with the white star in the center symbolizes the flag of Somalia
  • Center: the white stripe in the center represents peace and stability in the region
  • Bottom: the green stripe symbolizes the natural wealth of the Puntland State of Somalia

    • References

    Flag of Puntland Wikipedia
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