State of Somaliland
State of Somaliland | |||||||||
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| 26 June 1960-1 July 1960 | |||||||||
| Anthem: National anthem of Somaliland | |||||||||
Location of Somaliland | |||||||||
| Status | Independent state | ||||||||
| Capital | Hargeisa | ||||||||
| Common languages | Somali English | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Somalilander | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | ||||||||
• Prime Minister | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 26 June 1960 | |||||||||
| 1 July 1960 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 176,120 km2 (68,000 sq mi) (69th) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1960 estimate | 650,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Somaliland | ||||||||
| History of Somaliland |
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| Somaliland portal |
Somaliland, officially the State of Somaliland (Somali: Qaranka Soomaaliland), was an independent country in the territory of the present-day unilaterally declared Republic of Somaliland, which regards itself as its legal successor. 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.