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HISTORY WHY RECOGNITION The Legal Case International Engagement ACHIEVEMENTS FAQs UPDATES CONTACT Recognition of Somaliland – claiming our rightful place within the community of nations. We are confident we will achieve our goal and we will never relinquish our rightful demand for international recognition. The sooner that aspiration is fulfilled, the better it will be for everybody in the region and the world at large. Somaliland in brief After conclusion of treaties between Great Britain and the various Somaliland clans in the early 1880s, the Somaliland Protectorate was proclaimed in 1887 more about Somaliland → What we have done Over two decades, Somaliland has built a successful market economy, with GDP rising to $350 per capita – higher than Tanzania ($280), Eritrea ($190) and Ethiopia ($100). See the list of achievements → International Backing Somaliland has entered into informal and formal relationships with a number of other states, and has also achieved de facto recognition from a number of other nations. Read more on supporters → The Statehood Attributes It is undeniable that Somaliland does indeed qualify for statehood, and it is incumbent on the international community to recognise it… Any efforts to deny or delay…. More on the legal case → Strengthening relations with the world Despite its unrecognised status, Somaliland has entered into informal and formal relationships with a number of other states, and has also achieved de facto recognition from a number of other nations around the world. Somaliland has established offices in the USA, Canada, UK, Sweden, France, Norway, Belgium (Brussels) Ethiopia, Djibouti, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, South Africa and Yemen, and people have travelled with the Somaliland passport to South Africa, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia, Uganda, UK, Sweden, USA. Learn more Why recognition is so important The people of Somaliland – 97.9% of whom voted for the country’s constitution which enshrines independence – also feel passionately that they have the right to self-determination. In order to: Built a successful free-market economy Cultivated a stable, multiparty democracy Legitimate legal right to be recognized Historical right to be recognized Non-recognition imposes costs on the country Raise funds on international capital markets Trapping the population behind its borders Learn more What the Govt is doing Somaliland is building its relationships with key multilateral institutions such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the UN and the African Development Bank Learn more The European Union welcomes the contribution that Somaliland is making to peace and good governance in the region. It is an encouraging example of peace, democracy and stability.- Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development Top ↑ Achievements Contact Us History The legal...