Outline of Somaliland
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Somaliland:
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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:
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–
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
- 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
- Index of Somaliland-related articles
- 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."
- "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 1960-06-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- "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
- http://foto.archivalware.co.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1960-TS0044.pdf
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