Flag of Somalia come up with a design in preparation for independence. The flag was first used in the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the short-lived State of Somaliland, which united on July 1, 1960, to form the Somali Republic. 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). The Somali flag's light blue backdrop was originally influenced by the flag of the United
Flag of the Sakha Republic Flag of the Sakha Republic The flag of the Sakha Republic (, "Sakha Öröspüübülüketin Bılaağa"; , "Flag Respubliki Sakha"), in the Russian Federation, is one of the official symbol of the Sakha Republic, alongside with the coat of arms and the national anthem of the Sakha Republic. The flag is a horizontal four striped flag. From top to bottom, the stripes are light blue (3/4 of the flag's width), white (1/16), red (1/16), and green (1/8). The flag was used officially as the flag of Sakha Republic since 14 October 1992. The light blue stripe is charged with a white