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| Use | National flag   |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 14 October 1996 |
| Design | A horizontal tricolor of green, white, and red with the Shahada on the green stripe, and a black five-pointed star charged on the white stripe. |
| Designed by | Unknown |
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| Use | Presidential standard |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Design | Same as the regular flag, except with a white monocolour version of the Emblem of Somaliland in the canton. |
The flag of Somaliland (Somali: Calanka Soomaaliland; Arabic: علم صوماليلاند) was adopted on 14 October 1996. It consists of a tricolour of green, white, and red, with a black star located in the centre. On the green stripe, there is the Shahada in white calligraphic script.
The Constitution of Somaliland, as approved on 31 May 2001 by referendum, states at Article 7, that "the flag of the Republic of Somaliland shall consist of three horizontal, parallel and equal sections, the top section, which is coloured green and has inscribed in its midst in white in Arabic language La Ilaha Ill-Allah, Muhammadan Rasulullah (Arabic: لا إله إلاَّ الله محمد رسول الله, 'There is no god except for Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah'); the middle section is white and has at its centre a black star; and the bottom section is coloured red."