Outline of Somaliland

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Somaliland:

The flag of Somaliland
The national emblem of Somaliland
Map of Somaliland
The location of Somaliland
An enlargeable map of Somaliland
Blank map of Somaliland

Somaliland – is an internationally unrecognised country.[1] The government of Somaliland regards the territory as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland,[2][3] before voluntarily uniting with the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somaliland) later the same week to form the Somali Republic.[2][3][4][5][6]

General reference

Geography of Somaliland
An enlargeable topographic map of Somaliland within Somalia.

Location of Somaliland

Administrative divisions
Regions of Somaliland
Map of Somaliland districts
Outline of Somaliland clans


Regions of Somaliland

Key Region Capital Area
km²		 Population
density
km2
1AwdalBoraman/an/a
2SaaxilBerberan/an/a[9]
3TogdheerBuraon/an/a
4SoolLas Anodn/an/a
5SanaagErigavon/an/a
6Maroodi JeexHargeisan/an/a

The main cities and towns in Somaliland:

State Capital Annexed
GabileyGabileyMaroodi Jeex
MaakhirBadhanSanaag
CaynBuhoodleTogdheer
SalalZeilaAwdal
SararCaynabaSool
OdweyneOdweyneTogdheer
HawdBaligubadleMaroodi Jeex

The regions are divided into eighteen administrative districts.

Districts of Somaliland

Government and politics of Somaliland
Dispute updated as of December 2016
  Under control of Somaliland Government
  Under control of Puntland region

Politics of Somaliland

Executive branch
  • Heads of state: Presidents of Somaliland

Legislative branch

Foreign relations of Somaliland

Foreign relations of Somaliland

International organization membership

Law and order within Somaliland

Military of Somaliland

Military of Somaliland

History of Somaliland

History of Somaliland

Culture of Somaliland

Economy and infrastructure of Somaliland

See also

References
  1. "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 2004-02-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-02-02. "The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean."
  2. "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 1960-06-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 2010-07-23.
  4. Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica, (Encyclopædia Britannica: 2002), p.835
  5. "The dawn of the Somali nation-state in 1960". Buluugleey.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  6. "The making of a Somalia state". Strategypage.com. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  7. "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 2004-02-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-02-02. "The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean."
  8. Gettleman, Jeffrey (2009-06-02). "No Winner Seen in Somalia's Battle With Chaos". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  9. Somaliland Constitution
  10. CIA - The World Factbook - Somalia

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