title: Flag of Puntland
text: # Flag of Puntland
  
  The flag of Puntland is the state flag of Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia.
  
  ## 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
  
  * Flag of Puntland used prior to December 2009 (the same as the Flag of Somalia)
  * The Coat of arms of Puntland
  * Flag of the recently declared West Puntland
  