Republic of Somaliland | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Hargeisa 9°33′N 44°03′E / 9.550°N 44.050°E |
Official languages | Somali |
Arabic,English | |
Ethnic groups | 99% Somali: |
Demonym(s) | Somali; Somalilander |
Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Muse Bihi Abdi | |
Abdirahman Saylici | |
Abdirisak Khalif | |
Adan Haji Ali | |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Elders | |
House of Representatives | |
Unrecognised independence from Somalia | |
c. 2500 BCE | |
1185 | |
1750–1884 | |
• Establishment of British protectorate | 1884 |
• Independence of the State of Somaliland | 26 June 1960 |
• Union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland | 1 July 1960 |
18 May 1991 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 5.7 million (113th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $2.5 billion |
• Per capita | $675 |
Currency | Somaliland shilling |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Date format | d/m/yy (AD) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +252 (Somalia) |
Somaliland (Somali: Somaliland; Arabic: صوماليلاند <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Ṣūmālīlānd, أرض الصومال <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Republic of Somaliland (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Arabic: جمهورية صوماليلاند is a territory that covers the former protectorate British Somaliland. De facto, .Somaliland It is next to Djibouti to the west, the Federal Republic of Ethiopia to the south and Somalia to the east.