The flag of Somalia features a simple light blue field with a white five-pointed star in the center. The blue color is said to represent the sky and Indian Ocean surrounding Somalia. The white star is symbolic of unity, with each of its five points representing the five Somali regions: Djibouti, Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia, the Northern Frontier District of Kenya, and Somalia itself. This flag was designed by Mohamed Awale Liban and was officially adopted on October 12, 1954, when Somalia was under a United Nations trusteeship. The blue color also reflects the flag of the United Nations, as the UN played a significant role in Somalia's road to independence.