Flag of Puntland
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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Puntland State of Somalia
| Image = Flag of Puntland.svg
| Use = 110000
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| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = {{Start date and age|22 December 2009}}
| Design = A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top.
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The state flag of Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, was adopted on 22 December 2009.
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
Different flags
File:Flag of Somalia.svg|Flag of Puntland used prior to December 2009 (the same as the Flag of Somalia)
File:Coat of Arms of Puntland.svg|The Coat of arms of Puntland
File:Flag of West Puntland.svg|Flag attributed to West Puntland, a semi-autonomous area in Galkayo District previously known as Tanadland{{Cite web |title=Quasi-independent and semi-autonomous regions in Puntland, Somalia |url=https://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/so-pind.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.crwflags.com}}
References
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- [http://flagspot.net/flags/so-punt.html Flag of Puntland]
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Category:2009 establishments in Puntland
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