🚩 Flag of Somalia

The national flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954, and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was ini…

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The story of this flag

The national flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954, and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was initially used within the Trust Territory of Somaliland before being adopted by the short-lived State of Somaliland and the Somali Republic. It is an ethnic flag for the Somali people. The white five-pointed star represents the five regions in which the Somalis reside.

Quoted from Flag of Somalia on English Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 — the article lists the sources it was written from. Summary retrieved 2026-10-29.

Somalia at a glance

Official name	Federal Republic of Somalia
Capital	Mogadishu
Continent	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	18,358,615
Area	637,657 km²
Languages	Arabic, Somali
Currency	Somali shilling (SOS)
Internet TLD	.so
Calling code	+252