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Somaliland

Limited recognition

Declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and governs itself. Israel recognised it in December 2025, the only UN member state to do so; Somalia and most other countries regard it as part of Somalia.[1] Draft, not yet reviewed

Capital
Population
6,500,000 in 2024[3]
Total area
177,000 km²[4] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Land borders
Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland[11]
  • جمهورية أرض الصومال[12]
  • Republika Somaliland[13]
  • Рэспубліка Самалілэнду[14]

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Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Somaliland Written by this project from the cited sources.
  2. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), capital: Hargeisa (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), population (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  4. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), area (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  5. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official language: Somali (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  6. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official language: Arabic (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official language: English (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), currency: Somaliland shilling (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), continent: Africa (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official name (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official name (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official name (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Somaliland (Q34754), official name (revision 2558535075) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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