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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Somaliland\|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland\|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg\|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg\|capital=Hargeisa\|largest_city=Hargeisa\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|image_map=Somaliland map.svg\|map_width=260\|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green\|official_languages=Somali\|area_km2=177,000\|population_estimate=5,~~741~~,~~086~~\|population_estimate_year=~~2021}}{{Message box/Stub~~}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Somaliland\|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland\|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg\|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg\|capital=Hargeisa\|largest_city=Hargeisa\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi]]\|leader_title3=Speaker of the House\|leader_name3=[[Yasin Haji Mohamoud]]\|leader_title4=Chief Justice\|leader_name4=[[Adan Haji Ali]]\|national_motto=لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله\|englishmotto=There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of God\|image_map=Somaliland map.svg\|map_width=260\|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green\|official_languages=Somali\|demonym=Somalilander\|area_km2=177,000\|population_estimate=6,200,000\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Somaliland shilling\|drives_on=right}}

	'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]]-backed separatist state in East Africa. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia~~, and protestors have already taken control of the city of Taleex~~.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Pavan Kulkarni\|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]\|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia\|date=2023-01-17\|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-date=2023-01-27\|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>		'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]]-backed separatist state in [[East Africa]] that broke away from [[Federal Republic of Somalia\|Somalia]] in 1991. It is located in the Horn of Africa with a northern coast on the [[Gulf of Aden]] bordering [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]] to the west, [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia\|Ethiopia]] to the south and the rest of Somalia to the east. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Pavan Kulkarni\|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]\|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia\|date=2023-01-17\|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-date=2023-01-27\|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)\|Italian]] [[Colonialism\|colony]]. Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war.<ref name=":0" />
			=== Colonization ===
			The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)\|Italian]] [[Colonialism\|colony]].<ref name=":0" />

			=== Republic ===
			Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war and used British colonial borders for its boundaries.<ref name=":0" />

			After the [[Yemeni Civil War]] began in 2014, the [[United Arab Emirates\|UAE]] began searching for regional partners against [[Ansar Allah]]. In 2016, the UAE signed a $442 million deal to build a port in the Somaliland city of Berbera, the port was later expanded to include a naval and airbase which, since 2018, has been used to strike [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]]. The UAE military base continues to expand in size and UAE has made efforts to foster relations between Somaliland and [[State of Israel\|Israel]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|author=Aidan J. Simardone\|newspaper=[[The Cradle]]\|title=Recognizing Somaliland: A geopolitical game-changer for West Asia?\|date=2024-12-19\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/recognizing-somaliland-a-geopolitical-game-changer-for-west-asia#\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219161417/https://thecradle.co/articles/recognizing-somaliland-a-geopolitical-game-changer-for-west-asia\|archive-date=2024-12-19}}</ref>

			The official U.S. position has long been "One Somalia" but in recent times the [[Joe Biden\|Biden]] administration has began moving away from this position. The incoming [[Donald Trump\|Trump]] administration reportedly will go further and plans to recognise Somaliland's independence upon taking power. The move is likely an attempt to counter [[People's Republic of China\|Chinese]] influence in the region and prevent attacks on [[Zionism\|Zionist]] ships in the [[Red Sea]] by Ansar Allah.<ref name=":1" />

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Separatist states]]		[[Category:Separatist states]]
	[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]		[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Somaliland\|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland\|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg\|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg\|capital=Hargeisa\|largest_city=Hargeisa\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi]]\|leader_title3=Speaker of the House\|leader_name3=[[Yasin Haji Mohamoud]]\|leader_title4=Chief Justice\|leader_name4=[[Adan Haji Ali]]\|national_motto=لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله\|englishmotto=There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of God\|image_map=Somaliland map.svg\|map_width=260\|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green\|official_languages=Somali~~\|demonym=Somalilander~~\|area_km2=177,000\|population_estimate=6,~~200~~,~~000~~\|population_estimate_year=~~2024\|currency=Somaliland shilling\|drives_on=right~~}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Somaliland\|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland\|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg\|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg\|capital=Hargeisa\|largest_city=Hargeisa\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|image_map=Somaliland map.svg\|map_width=260\|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green\|official_languages=Somali\|area_km2=177,000\|population_estimate=5,741,086\|population_estimate_year=2021}}{{Message box/Stub}}

	'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]]-backed separatist state in [[East Africa]] that broke away from [[Federal Republic of Somalia\|Somalia]] in 1991. It is located in the Horn of Africa with a northern coast on the [[Gulf of Aden]] bordering [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]] to the west, [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia\|Ethiopia]] to the south and the rest of Somalia to the east. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Pavan Kulkarni\|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]\|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia\|date=2023-01-17\|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-date=2023-01-27\|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>		'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]]-backed separatist state in East Africa. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia, and protestors have already taken control of the city of Taleex.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Pavan Kulkarni\|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]\|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia\|date=2023-01-17\|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-date=2023-01-27\|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
			The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)\|Italian]] [[Colonialism\|colony]]. Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war.<ref name=":0" />
	~~=== Colonization ===~~
	The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)\|Italian]] [[Colonialism\|colony]].~~<ref name=":0" />~~

	~~=== Republic ===~~
	Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war ~~and used British colonial borders for its boundaries~~.<ref name=":0~~" />~~

	After the [[Yemeni Civil War]] began in 2014, the [[United Arab Emirates\|UAE]] began searching for regional partners against [[Ansar Allah]]. In 2016, the UAE signed a $442 million deal to build a port in the Somaliland city of Berbera, the port was later expanded to include a naval and airbase which, since 2018, has been used to strike [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]]. The UAE military base continues to expand in size and UAE has made efforts to foster relations between Somaliland and [[State of Israel\|Israel]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|author=Aidan J. Simardone\|newspaper=[[The Cradle]]\|title=Recognizing Somaliland: A geopolitical game-changer for West Asia?\|date=2024-12-19\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/recognizing-somaliland-a-geopolitical-game-changer-for-west-asia#\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219161417/https://thecradle.co/articles/recognizing-somaliland-a-geopolitical-game-changer-for-west-asia\|archive-date=2024-12-19}}</ref>

	The official U.S. position has long been "One Somalia" but in recent times the [[Joe Biden\|Biden]] administration has began moving away from this position. The incoming [[Donald Trump\|Trump]] administration reportedly will go further and plans to recognise Somaliland's independence upon taking power. The move is likely an attempt to counter [[People's Republic of China\|Chinese]] influence in the region and prevent attacks on [[Zionism\|Zionist]] ships in the [[Red Sea]] by Ansar Allah.<ref name=":1" />

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Separatist states]]		[[Category:Separatist states]]
	[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]		[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Somaliland\|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland\|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg\|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg\|capital=Hargeisa\|largest_city=Hargeisa\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|image_map=Somaliland map.svg\|map_width=260\|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green\|official_languages=Somali\|area_km2=177,000\|population_estimate=5,~~741~~,~~086~~\|population_estimate_year=~~2021~~}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Somaliland\|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland\|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg\|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg\|capital=Hargeisa\|largest_city=Hargeisa\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi]]\|leader_title3=Speaker of the House\|leader_name3=[[Yasin Haji Mohamoud]]\|leader_title4=Chief Justice\|leader_name4=[[Adan Haji Ali]]\|national_motto=لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله\|englishmotto=There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of God\|image_map=Somaliland map.svg\|map_width=260\|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green\|official_languages=Somali\|demonym=Somalilander\|area_km2=177,000\|population_estimate=6,200,000\|population_estimate_year=2024\|currency=Somaliland shilling\|drives_on=right}}

	'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]]-backed separatist state in East Africa. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia~~, and protestors have already taken control of the city of Taleex~~.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Pavan Kulkarni\|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]\|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia\|date=2023-01-17\|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-date=2023-01-27\|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>		'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America\|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|UK]]-backed separatist state in [[East Africa]] that broke away from [[Federal Republic of Somalia\|Somalia]] in 1991. It is located in the Horn of Africa with a northern coast on the [[Gulf of Aden]] bordering [[Republic of Djibouti\|Djibouti]] to the west, [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia\|Ethiopia]] to the south and the rest of Somalia to the east. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Pavan Kulkarni\|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]\|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia\|date=2023-01-17\|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/\|archive-date=2023-01-27\|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)\|Italian]] [[Colonialism\|colony]]. Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war.<ref name=":0" />

	=== ~~State of Somaliland~~ ===		=== Colonization ===
			The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)\|Italian]] [[Colonialism\|colony]].<ref name=":0" />

	=== ~~Somaliland War of Independence~~ ===		=== Republic ===
			Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war and used British colonial borders for its boundaries.<ref name=":0" />

	=== ~~Foreign Relations & Affairs~~ ===		After the [[Yemeni Civil War]] began in 2014, the [[United Arab Emirates\|UAE]] began searching for regional partners against [[Ansar Allah]]. In 2016, the UAE signed a $442 million deal to build a port in the Somaliland city of Berbera, the port was later expanded to include a naval and airbase which, since 2018, has been used to strike [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]]. The UAE military base continues to expand in size and UAE has made efforts to foster relations between Somaliland and [[State of Israel\|Israel]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation\|author=Aidan J. Simardone\|newspaper=[[The Cradle]]\|title=Recognizing Somaliland: A geopolitical game-changer for West Asia?\|date=2024-12-19\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/recognizing-somaliland-a-geopolitical-game-changer-for-west-asia#\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219161417/https://thecradle.co/articles/recognizing-somaliland-a-geopolitical-game-changer-for-west-asia\|archive-date=2024-12-19}}</ref>

	=~~== Khatumo ===~~		The official U.S. position has long been "One Somalia" but in recent times the [[Joe Biden\|Biden]] administration has began moving away from this position. The incoming [[Donald Trump\|Trump]] administration reportedly will go further and plans to recognise Somaliland's independence upon taking power. The move is likely an attempt to counter [[People's Republic of China\|Chinese]] influence in the region and prevent attacks on [[Zionism\|Zionist]] ships in the [[Red Sea]] by Ansar Allah.<ref name=":1" />

	~~=== Government ===~~

	~~=== Military ===~~

	~~=== Geography ===~~

	~~=== Demographics ===~~

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Separatist states]]		[[Category:Separatist states]]
	[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]		[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]

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 == History ==
 The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italian]] [[Colonialism|colony]]. Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war.<ref name=":0" />
 == References ==
 [[Category:Separatist states]]
 [[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]

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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Somaliland|native_name=Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland|image_flag=Flag of Somaliland.svg|image_coat=Emblem of Somaliland.svg|capital=Hargeisa|largest_city=Hargeisa|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|image_map=Somaliland map.svg|map_width=260|map_caption=Claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green|official_languages=Somali|area_km2=177,000|population_estimate=5,741,086|population_estimate_year=2021}}

'''Somaliland''', officially the '''Republic of Somaliland''', is a [[United States of America|USA]] and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]]-backed separatist state in East Africa. It is currently experiencing protests seeking reunification with Somalia, and protestors have already taken control of the city of Taleex.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Pavan Kulkarni|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]|title=Protests in breakaway Somaliland call for reunification with Somalia|date=2023-01-17|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127005326/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/01/17/protests-in-breakaway-somaliland-call-for-for-reunification-with-somalia/|archive-date=2023-01-27|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref>

== History ==
The northern region of Somalia was formerly a British protectorate while the rest was an [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italian]] [[Colonialism|colony]]. Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 after its federal government collapsed in a civil war.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
[[Category:Separatist states]]
[[Category:Neocolonial outposts]]