Puntland
semi-autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia
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Summary
Puntland is an autonomous administrative territorial entity[1]. Puntland draws 7,733 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous administrative territorial entity category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Somalia[3]
- Country: Somalia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Aden[5], Guardafui Channel[6]
- Head of government: Said Abdullahi Mohamed[7], Ahmed Elmi Osman[8]
- Instance of: autonomous state administration body[9]
- Head of state: Said Abdullahi Mohamed[10]
- Capital: Garowe[11]
- Official language: Somali[12], Arabic[13]
- Currency: Somali shilling[14]
- Shares border with: Waqooyi-Bari[15], Galmudug[16], Somaliland[17], Ethiopia[18]
- Top-level Internet domain: .so[19]
- Named after: Land of Punt[20]
- Flag: flag of Puntland[21]
- Legislative body: Puntland Parliament[22]
- Part of: Nugal[23], Bari[24], Mudug[25], Ra'as Aseir[26]
- Commons category: Puntland[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[28]
- Telephone country code: +252[29]
- Inception: August 1, 1998[30]
- Coordinate location: 8.4, 48.5[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Puntland[32]
- Commons gallery: Puntland[33]
- Population: 4,900,000[34]
- Political ideology: confederalism[35]
- Coordinates of westernmost point: 7.8, 48[36], 7.030555555555556, 47.019444444444446[37]
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Physical Characteristics
Puntland covers an area of 212,510[38].
Why It Matters
Puntland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Puntland is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]