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
The Bonnie Blue Flag brave Sends forth his ringing battle-cray Beside the Atlantic wave. She leads the way in honor's path: Come, brothers, near and far, Come, rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star! Hurrah! hurrah! for Southern rights Hurrah! Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star! II We've borne the Yankee trickery, The Yankee gibe and sneer, Till Northern insolence and pride Know neither shame nor fear; But ready now with shot and steel Their brazen front to mar, We holst aloft the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star. III Now Georgia marches