Somaliland
Republic of Somaliland
Somaliland sits in Eastern Africa and uses SLSH - Somaliland shilling (Sl.Sh). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Hargeisa
Population
6.2M
Area
137.6K km2
Population
6.2M
6,200,000 people
Area
137.6K km2
137,600 square kilometers
Density
45/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Hargeisa
9.5605, 44.065
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Somaliland, officially listed here as Republic of Somaliland, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Somaliland, xsl, xsl, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Somaliland is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 6,200,000 people and a land area of 137,600 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 45 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 9.5, 45.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 9.5605, 44.065. Somaliland shares listed land borders with DJI, ETH, SOM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Hargeisa (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are not listed. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Somaliland, capital of Somaliland, and major urban areas in Somaliland. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as yes. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Somaliland uses calling code +252, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SLSH - Somaliland shilling (Sl.Sh), while language records include Somali, Arabic and English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as not listed. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Somaliland profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
/
Top-level domains
Not listed
Continents
Africa
Border countries
DJI, ETH, SOM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
No ISO flag asset is listed for Somaliland.
Largest Cities
#1
Hargeisa
Eastern Africa
6,200,000
Capital reference
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+252
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Somali, Arabic, English