Government of Somaliland
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The Government of Somaliland is the self-declared governing authority of the autonomous region of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa, administering its political, economic, and security affairs despite lacking broad international recognition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence of Somaliland | 1 |
| Somaliland government | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government
ⓘ
self-declared state authority ⓘ |
| branch |
executive
ⓘ
judicial ⓘ legislative ⓘ |
| capital | Hargeisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsSuccessorOf | independent State of Somaliland (1960) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitution | Constitution of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalForm | republic ⓘ |
| constitutionApprovedByReferendum | 2001 ⓘ |
| controlsCapital | Hargeisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declarationOfIndependenceDate | 1991-05-18 ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn | diplomatic outreach for international recognition ⓘ |
| executiveBranch | Cabinet of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
multi-party system
ⓘ
presidential system ⓘ |
| governsTerritory | Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | President of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | President of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | State of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalRecognitionStatus | largely unrecognized ⓘ |
| judicialBranch | Judiciary of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | mixed legal system of civil law, Sharia, and customary law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Representatives of Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notMemberOf |
African Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | self-declared independent state ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | no United Nations member state as a sovereign country (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defence and security forces of Somaliland
ⓘ
economic policy in Somaliland ⓘ foreign relations of Somaliland ⓘ internal security in Somaliland ⓘ public administration in Somaliland ⓘ taxation in Somaliland ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Hargeisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityApparatus |
Somaliland Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somaliland Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedFrom | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Guurti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Somaliland shilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workingLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Somaliland government
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Defence of Somaliland