The area used to be theSomaliland protectorate, which was part of the British empire along withJubaland, once calledTrans-juba. The British granted its independence on 26 June 1960 upon which it called the "Somaliland Republic".[11] Shortly after, the leaders of Somaliland and Somalia agreed to form a unified state. In May of 1991, after a brutal war waged by the government ofSiad Barre, Somaliland proclaimed and regained its independence.::.
Somaliland has a republican government with free elections. The capital isHargeisa.Berbera is a beautiful city on the coast. About 55% of the people of Somalilands arenomads.[13] Most Somalis areSunniMuslims. Some people are part ofSufi orders.
Most people in Somaliland speak Somali and Arabic. Article 6 of the Constitution of 2001 says the official language of Somaliland is Somali,[11] but Arabic is amandatory subject in school.English is also spoken and taught in schools.
The main Somalidialect is Standard Somali. Standard Somali is spoken in most of Somalia and in countries that are next to it. Standard Somali is used by almost all of the media in the Somaliland region.
Almost all Somalilanders areMuslims.[14] This is becauseIslam is the state religion, and promoting a religion other than Islam is against the law.[11] Small amounts of non-Islamictraditions exist in Somaliland, but Islam is very important to the Somali sense of national identity.
↑"The Somaliland Health and Demographic Survey 2020".Central Statistics Department, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Somaliland Government: 35.
↑Hoehne, Markus Virgil. "The rupture of territoriality and the diminishing relevance of cross‐cutting ties in Somalia after 1990." Development and Change 47.6 (2016): 1379-1411.
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