Puntland (Somali: Puntland, Arabic: أرض البنط, Italian: Terra di Punt or Paese di Punt), officially the Puntland State of Somalia (Somali: Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, Arabic: ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia. The capital city is the city of Garoowe in the Nugal region, and its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998.[4] Geographically to the west, Puntland lays claim to the intra-46th meridian territories that were outside European colonial rule during parts of the Scramble for Africa period.
Puntland State of Somalia[1] Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya (Somali) ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية (Arabic) Wilāyat Arḍ al-Bunṭ aṣ-Ṣūmāliyyah Flag of Puntland Flag Coat of arms of Puntland Coat of arms LocationPuntland2.png Capital Garoowe 8°24′N 48°29′E Largest city Bosaso Official languages SomaliArabicEnglish Demonym(s) Somali Government Autonomous presidential democracy • President Said Abdullahi Dani • Vice-President Ahmed Elmi Osman • House Speaker Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril Legislature House of Representatives Federal Member State within Somalia • Established 1 August 1998 Area • Total 212,510[2] km2 (82,050 sq mi) • Water (%) 21,711 Population • Estimate 4,334,633 (2014)[3] GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate • Total 2.348 billions $USD (2017) • Per capita 602 $USD (2017) Currency Somali shilling (SOS) Time zone UTC+3 (EAT) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (not observed) Calling code +252 (Somalia) ISO 3166 code SO Internet TLD .so