State of Somaliland
1960 short-lived state in the Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about State of Somaliland?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the independent country established on 26 June 1960. For the state established in 1991, see Somaliland.
Somaliland, officially the State of Somaliland,[4][5] (Somali: Qaranka 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]
Quick Facts Qaranka Soomaaliland (Somali)دولة صوماليلاند (Arabic) Dawlat Ṣūmālīlānd, Status ...
State of Somaliland | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | |||||||||
Anthem: National anthem | |||||||||
Status | Independent state | ||||||||
Capital | Hargeisa | ||||||||
Common languages | Somali English Arabic | ||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Prime Minister | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal[1] | ||||||||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
26 June 1960 | |||||||||
1 July 1960 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 176,120[2] km2 (68,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1960 estimate | 650,000[3] | ||||||||
Currency | East African shilling | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Today part of | Somaliland |
Close