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Republic of Somaliland Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland (Somali) جمهورية صوماليلاند (Arabic) Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd | |
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| Motto: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله Lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muḥammadun rasūlu-llāh "There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of God" | |
| Anthem: Samo ku waar حياة طويلة مع السلام "Live in Eternal Peace" | |
 Territory controlled Territory disputed | |
| Status | Unrecognised state; recognised by the United Nations as de jure part of Somalia |
| Capital and largest city | Hargeisa 9°33′N 44°03′E / 9.550°N 44.050°E |
| Official languages | Somali |
| Second language | Arabic,[1] English |
| Religion | Islam (official) |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
• Vice President | Abdirahman Saylici |
• Speaker of the House | Yasin Haji Mohamoud |
• Chief Justice | Adan Haji Ali |
| Legislature | Parliament |
• Upper house | House of Elders |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Formation | |
• First Pre-Islamic Kingdom | c. 2500 BCE |
• First Islamic Sultanate | 1185 |
• Isaaq Sultanate | 1750–1884 |
• Establishment of British protectorate | 1884 |
• Independence of the State of Somaliland from the United Kingdom | 26 June 1960[1] |
• Union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland | 1 July 1960[1] |
• Declaration of independence | 18 May 1991[1] |
• Current constitution | 13 June 2001 |
| Area | |
• Total | 177,000[3] km2 (68,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 6,200,000[4] (109th) |
• Density | 28.27[3]/km2 (73.2/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $3.782 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $852[5] |
| Currency | Somaliland shilling |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Date format | d/m/yy (AD) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +252 (Somalia) |
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia.[6][7][8] It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east.[9][10][11][12] Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi),[13] with approximately 6.2 million residents as of 2024.[14][15] The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The Government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which, as the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.[16]
Since 1991, the territory has been governed by democratically elected governments that seek international recognition as the government of the Republic of Somaliland.[17][18][19][20] The central government maintains informal ties with some foreign governments, who have sent delegations to Hargeisa;[21][22][23] Somaliland hosts representative offices from several countries, including Ethiopia and Taiwan.[24][25] However, Somaliland's self-proclaimed independence has not been officially recognised by any UN member state or international organisation.[21][26][27] It is the largest unrecognised state in the world by de facto controlled land area. It is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, an advocacy group whose members consist of indigenous peoples, minorities and unrecognised or occupied territories.[28]
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- ^ a b "Republic of Somaliland – Country Profile 2021" (PDF). March 2021.
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- ^ "Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Somalia | UN Press".
- ^ "Analysis: Time for jaw-jaw, not war-war in Somaliland". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica, (Encyclopædia Britannica: 2002), p.835
- ^ "STRATO – Domain not available". www.somalilandlaw.com.
- ^ Stafford, J. H.; Collenette, C. L. (1931). "The Anglo-Italian Somaliland Boundary". The Geographical Journal. 78 (2): 102–121. Bibcode:1931GeogJ..78..102S. doi:10.2307/1784441. JSTOR 1784441.
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- ^ "Somaliland's population reaches 6.2 million". Horn Diplomat. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Somaliland population reaches 6.2 million, government reports". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica (2002), p. 835.
- ^ "Country Profile". somalilandgov.com. Government of Somaliland. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "De Facto Statehood? The Strange Case of Somaliland" (PDF). Journal of International Affairs. Yale University. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Schoiswohl, Michael (2004). Status and (Human Rights) Obligations of Non-Recognized De Facto Regimes in International Law. University of Michigan: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 351. ISBN 978-90-04-13655-7.
- ^ "Regions and Territories: Somaliland". BBC News. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b Lacey, Marc (5 June 2006). "The Signs Say Somaliland, but the World Says Somalia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Chronology for Issaq in Somalia". Minorities at Risk Project. United Nations Refugee Agency. 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Interview with Ambassador Brook Hailu Beshah". International Affairs Review. 8 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Trade office of The FDRE to Somaliland- Hargeysa". mfa.gov.et. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
- ^ Asia West and Africa Department. "Republic of Somaliland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Reforming Somaliland's Judiciary" (PDF). UN.org. United Nations. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Arab League condemns Israel over Somaliland recognition". ethjournal.com. 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "UNPO REPRESENTATION: Government of Somaliland". UNPO.org. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.