Adopted in 1954. The flag of Somalia is light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center. The blue field was originally influenced by the flag of the UN, but today is said to denote the sky and the neighboring Indian Ocean. The five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya). (ref: CIA World Factbook)