Somali flag looks identical to other historical flags

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Did you know that the Somali flag looks identical to other historical flags?

Republic of West Florida; short lived

Bonnie Blue Flag; it was an unofficial banner of the Confederate States of America at the start of the American Civil War in 1861

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As an ethnic flag, the five-pointed white Star of Unity in its center represents the areas where the Somali ethnic group has traditionally resided, namely Djibouti, Somaliland (former British occupied land), the Ogaden region in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and southern Somalia (former Italian colony). [4][5] However, it now officially denotes the sky as well as the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Somali Sea, which flank the country.[6]

The flag's blazon, or heraldic description, is: Azure, a mullet Argent.

The flag bears a strong resemblance to that of the short-lived Republic of West Florida and to the Confederate Bonnie Blue Flag.

 

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