State of Somaliland

State of Somaliland
Dawladda Soomaaliland (Somali)
دولة صوماليلاند (Arabic)
Dawlat Ṣūmālīlānd
1960
Flag of Somaliland
Anthem: National anthem
Location of Somaliland
Location of Somaliland
StatusIndependent state
CapitalHargeisa
Common languagesSomali
English
Arabic
Religion
Islam
Government
• Prime Minister
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal[1]
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
History 
26 June 1960
• Unification with the Trust Territory of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic
1 July 1960
Area
• Total
176,120[2] km2 (68,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1960 estimate
650,000[3]
CurrencyEast African shilling
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Somaliland
Somali Republic
Today part ofSomaliland

Somaliland, officially the State of Somaliland,[4][5] (Somali: Dawladda Soomaaliland, Arabic: دولة صوماليلاند, romanized: Dawlat Ṣūmālīlānd) was a short-lived independent country in the territory of the present-day unilaterally declared Republic of Somaliland, which regards itself as its legal successor.[1] It existed on the territory of former British Somaliland for five days between 26 June 1960 and 1 July 1960, when it merged with the formerly Italian administered Trust Territory of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Somalia". www.worldstatesmen.org.
  2. ^ a b Lansford, Tom (2015-03-24). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.
  3. ^ "SOMALILAND: DEMOCRATISATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS 28 July 2003" (PDF). International Crisis Group: 2. 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ http://www.somalilandlaw.com/Treaties_between_the_UK_and_the_State_of_Somaliland_1960.pdf
  5. ^ Statutory Instruments. H.M. Stationery Office. 1960.
  6. ^ Somalia
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Encyclopædia Britannica 2002 p.835 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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