Africa :: Somalia — The World Factbook – Central …

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 …

: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html