Outline of Somaliland
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The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to 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
- Common English country name: Somaliland
- Official English country name: The Republic of Somaliland
- Common endonym(s):
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Somali
- Demonym(s): Somalilander;
- ISO country codes: **
- ISO region codes: **
- Internet country code top-level domain: None
Geography of Somaliland
- Somaliland is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Africa
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Somaliland
- High: Shimbiris 2,450 m (8,038 ft)
- Low: Guban −100 m (−328 ft)
- Land boundaries:
- Population of Somaliland: 5.7 million
- Area of Somaliland: 176,120 km2
- Atlas of Somaliland
Environment of Somaliland
- Climate of Somaliland
- Environmental issues in Somaliland
- Ecoregions in Somaliland
- Protected areas of Somaliland
- National parks of Somaliland
- Wildlife of Somaliland
- Flora of Somaliland
- Fauna of Somaliland
- Birds of Somaliland
Natural geographic features of Somaliland
- Glaciers in Somaliland: none
- Rivers of Somaliland
Ecoregions of Somaliland
List of ecoregions in Somaliland
Location of Somaliland
- Republic of Somaliland is situated within the following regions:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Horn of Africa
- Republic of Somaliland is regarded internationally as a fully autonomous country claimed by Somalia, although it meets all criteria of Montevideo Convention.[7][8]
- Horn of Africa
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
Administrative divisions of Somaliland
Administrative divisions of Somaliland
- Regions of Somaliland
- Districts of Somaliland
- Cities in Somaliland
- Districts of Somaliland
Regions of Somaliland
Regions of Somaliland
- Awdal
- Maroodi Jeeh
- Sahil
- Sool
- Togdheer
- Sanaag
Administrative districts of Somaliland
The regions are divided into eighteen administrative districts.
- Sheikh
- Berbera
- Baki
- Borama
- Zeila
- Lughaya
- Aynabo
- Las Anod
- Taleh
- Hudun
- Odweyne
- Buhoodle
- Gabiley
- Hargeisa
- Burao
- El Afweyn
- Erigavo
- Lasqoray
Cities in Somaliland
The main cities and towns in Somaliland:
- Hargeisa (Hargeysa), capital
- Burco (Burao)
- Boorama (Borama)
- Berbera
- Ceerigaabo (Erigabo)
- Las Anod (Laascaanood)
- Gabiley (Gabileh)
- Baligubadle
- Zeila (Saylac)
- Odweyne
- Lasqoray
Demography of Somaliland
Presidents of the Somaliland
- Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur: 1991–1993
- Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal: 1993–2002
- Dahir Riyale Kahin: 2002–2010
- Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud: 2010–2017
- Muse Bihi Abdi: 2017–2024
- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi: 2024–
Government and politics of Somaliland
- Form of government:
- Capital of Somaliland: Hargeisa
- Elections in Somaliland
- Political parties in Somaliland
Branches of the government of Somaliland
Government of Somaliland
Executive branch of the government of Somaliland
- Head of state and head of government, 5th President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi
- 6th Vice President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Saylici
- Cabinet of Somaliland
Legislative branch of the government of Somaliland
Judicial branch of the government of Somaliland
Judiciary of Somaliland
Foreign relations of Somaliland
Foreign relations of Somaliland
- Diplomatic missions in Somaliland
- Diplomatic missions of Somaliland
International organization membership
- None[9]
Law and order in Somaliland
Judiciary of Somaliland
- Alcohol in Somaliland
- Cannabis in Somaliland
- Capital punishment in Somaliland
- Constitution of Somaliland
- Crime in Somaliland
- Kidnapping and hostage taking in Somaliland
- Human rights in Somaliland
- LGBT rights in Somaliland
- Law enforcement in Somaliland
- Marriage in Somaliland
- Polygamy in Somaliland
- Xeer
Military of Somaliland
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: Nuh Ismail Tani
- Ministry of Defence of Somaliland
- Commander-in-chief: Nuh Ismail Tani
- Forces
- Army of Somaliland
- Navy of Somaliland
- National Intelligence Agency (Somaliland)
Local government in Somaliland
Local government in Somaliland
History of Somaliland
- Isaaq Sultanate
- State of Somaliland
- Somaliland Declaration of Independence
- 2001 Somaliland constitutional referendum
- Current events of Somaliland
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
Culture of Somaliland
Culture of Somaliland
- Architecture of Somaliland
- Cuisine of Somaliland
- Languages of Somaliland
- Media in Somaliland
- National symbols of Somaliland
- Public holidays in Somaliland
- Religion in Somaliland
- Islam in Somaliland
- Christianity in Somaliland
- Roman Catholicism in Somaliland
Art in Somaliland
- Somali art
- Cinema of Somaliland
- Somaliwood
- Literature of Somaliland
- Music of Somaliland
Sports in Somaliland
Sports in Somaliland
- Somaliland national football team
- Somaliland League
- Somaliland Cup
- Somaliland Football
- Somaliland national basketball team
Economy and infrastructure of Somaliland
Economy of Somaliland
- Agriculture in Somalia
- Banking in Somaliland
- Communications in Somaliland
- Internet in Somaliland
- Companies of Somaliland
- Currency of Somaliland: Shilling
- ISO 4217: None
- Economic history of Somaliland
- Energy in Somaliland
- Health care in Somaliland
- Mining in Somaliland
- Somaliland Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Somaliland
- Telecommunications in Somaliland
- Transport in Somaliland
- Airports in Somaliland
Education in Somaliland
Education in Somaliland
- National Library of Somaliland
- Universities in Somaliland
See also
- List of international rankings
- List of Somaliland-related topics
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ "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."
- ^ a b "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 1960-06-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ a b "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 2010-07-23.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica, (Encyclopædia Britannica: 2002), p.835
- ^ "The dawn of the Somali nation-state in 1960". Buluugleey.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "The making of a Somalia state". Strategypage.com. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "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."
- ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (2009-06-02). "No Winner Seen in Somalia's Battle With Chaos". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Somalia
- ^ "Agreements and Exchanges of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Somaliland in connexion with the Attainment of Independence by Somaliland" (PDF). 1960-06-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-23.
External links
- Somaliland official website
- Democracy Comes of Age in Somaliland Contemporary Review, 2005, Stefan Simanowitz
- Somaliland BBC Country Profile
- Somaliland - Interest free but not yet Shari’ah-compliant economy
- United Kingdom parliamentary debate on recognition of Somaliland, February 4, 2004 led by Tony Worthington
- Somaliland recognition finds enhanced support