Flag of Puntland

National flag

Not to be confused with Flag of Sierra Leone.

Puntland State of Somalia

Use| Civil and state flag
Proportion| 2:3
Adopted| 22 December 2009; 14 years ago (22 December 2009)
Design| A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top.

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

## History

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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

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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

## Different flags

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* Flag of Puntland used prior to December 2009 (the same as the Flag of Somalia)

* The Coat of arms of Puntland

* Flag attributed to West Puntland, a semi-autonomous area in Galkayo District previously known as Tanadland[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Quasi-independent and semi-autonomous regions in Puntland, Somalia". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.

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