Geography of Somaliland

Geography of Somaliland

RegionHorn of Africa
Coordinates9°45′00″N 45°58′00″E / 9.75°N 45.966667°E / 9.75; 45.966667
AreaRanked 90nd
 • Total176,120 km2 (68,000 sq mi)
Coastline740 km (460 mi)
Borders1,228 km (763 mi):[1]
 Djibouti:
60 km (37 mi)
 Ethiopia:
766 km (476 mi)
 Somalia:
402 km (250 mi)
 Yemen:
(maritime boundary, Gulf of Aden)
Highest pointShimbiris
2,460 m (8,070.9 ft)
Lowest pointGuban
−100 m (−328 ft)[2]
ClimateArid, Semi-arid
Exclusive economic zone70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)

Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered to be part of Somalia.[3]
Somaliland is located in the East African sub-continent between the equator and the Gulf of Aden. The country occupies an area of approximately 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi). The climate is mostly hot and desertlike; it is largely arid with some semi-arid regions.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Somaliland Boundaries". www.somalilandlaw.com.
  2. ^ "Guban | plain, Somalia | Britannica".
  3. ^ "Somalia/Somaliland: the differences and issues explained". www.actionaid.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ^ "Somaliland". The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  5. ^ Territorial diagnostic report of the land resources of Somaliland (PDF) (Report). FAO, SWALIM. February 2016. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-09-05.