Jethro1945

Somaliland (Somali: Somaliland; Arabic: صوماليلاند‎ Ṣūmālīlānd, أرض الصومال‎ Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl), the state of Somaliland (Somali: Somaliland, Arabic: صوماليلاند‎Ṣūmālīlānd), is a self-declared state, internationally considered to be part of Somalia.[11][12] The government of the de facto state of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland protectorate, which, in the form of the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united as scheduled on 1 July 1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the republic of somalia state of Somaliland

Somaliland  (Somali)[1]
أرض الصوما (Arabic) Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl

Somaliland[2] Flag of Somaliland Flag Somaliland's controlled territory is in dark green and territory claimed but not controlled in light green Somaliland's controlled territory is in dark green and territory claimed but not controlled in light green Capital and largest city Hargeisa 9°33′N 44°03′E Official languages Somali Second language Arabic,[3] English Demonym(s) Somali;[4][5] Somali Government Presidential constitutional republic • President Muse Bihi Abdi • Vice-President Abdirahman Saylici • Speaker of the House Bashe Mohamed Farah • Chief Justice Adan Haji Ali Legislature Parliament • Upper house House of Elders • Lower house House of Representatives Unrecognised independence from Somalia • Establishment of British Somaliland 1884 • Independence of the State of Somaliland 26 June 1960 • Union with Trust Territory of Somaliland into Somali Republic 1 July 1960 • Declaration of independence 18 May 1991 • Current constitution 31 May 2001 Area • Total 176,120[6] km2 (68,000 sq mi) Population • 2017 estimate 3,508,180[7] • Density 25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate • Total $1.9 billion[8] • Per capita $675[9] Currency Somaliland shilling[10]a Time zone UTC+4 (EAT) Date format d/m/yy (AD) Driving side right Calling code +252 (Somalia)

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