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Somaliland is situated in the northwest of recognised Somalia. It lies between 08°N and 11°30'N, and between 42°30'E and 49°00'E. [40] It is bordered by Djibouti to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Somalia to the east. Somaliland has an 850 kilometres (528 mi) coastline with the majority lying along the Gulf of Aden.
Israel was one of 35 countries that recognised Somaliland's brief independence in 1960. [17] However, it does not currently hold direct diplomatic ties with Somaliland.In February 2010, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yigal Palmor was quoted in the Haaretz Daily that his government was ready to recognise Somaliland again.
Nearly ninety-eight percent of the population of nearly one and a quarter-million people approved the constitution and independence for Somaliland. [44] The international community was unwilling to officially recognize the sovereignty of Somaliland without official recognition and membership in the African Union. [45]
Somaliland's delegation swept through Washington, promising to support Taiwan and ditch China. All it wants is a little recognition. On the Horn of Africa, a tiny 'country' has Congress' ear
Controlled territory in eastern Nigeria, recognized by five states (Gabon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Zambia). Republic of Benin: 1967 Occupied by Biafra in August, later given independence in September as a puppet state. Retaken by the Nigerian army one day after the declaration of independence. South Sudan Provisional Government: 1967–1969
Two, Puntland and Galmudug, have self-declared autonomy, while one, Somaliland, is de facto independent. South Africa – Republic of South Africa UN member state None South Sudan – Republic of South Sudan UN member state None South Sudan is a federation of 10 states and three administrative areas.
Somaliland has a total coastline of 850 kilometres (530 mi), along the Gulf of Aden. In February 2017, Somaliland declared a 200 miles (320 km) Exclusive Economic Zone and a 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone in addition to its claimed territorial waters. Internationally, however, the waters are still recognized as belonging to Somalia. [10] [22]
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]