British Somaliland

Summary

British Somaliland is a historical country^[1]. It draws 623 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #236 of 1,549).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Somaliland's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• British Somaliland is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• British Somaliland's continent is recorded as Africa^[5].
• British Somaliland's instance of is recorded as historical country^[6].
• British Somaliland's instance of is recorded as protectorate^[7].
• British Somaliland's capital is recorded as Berbera^[8].
• British Somaliland's capital is recorded as Hargeisa^[9].
• British Somaliland's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• British Somaliland's official language is recorded as Somali^[11].
• British Somaliland's currency is recorded as rupee^[12].
• British Somaliland's currency is recorded as East African shilling^[13].
• British Somaliland's flag image is recorded as Flag of British Somaliland (1950–1952).svg^[14].
• British Somaliland's shares border with is recorded as Huwan state^[15].
• British Somaliland's shares border with is recorded as Darawiish^[16].
• British Somaliland's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of British Somaliland (1950–1952).svg^[17].
• British Somaliland's flag is recorded as flag of British Somaliland^[18].
• British Somaliland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155870596^[19].
• British Somaliland's GND ID is recorded as 4090132-4^[20].
• British Somaliland's locator map image is recorded as British Somaliland (orthographic projection).svg^[21].
• British Somaliland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83057007^[22].
• British Somaliland's IdRef ID is recorded as 050665782^[23].
• British Somaliland's Commons category is recorded as British Somaliland^[24].
• +1884-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Somaliland^[25].
• British Somaliland was dissolved in +1960-06-26T00:00:00Z^[26].
• British Somaliland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.560555555555556, 'lon': 44.054722222222225}^[27].

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Founding

+1884-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Somaliland^[25].

Dissolution

British Somaliland was dissolved in +1960-06-26T00:00:00Z^[26].

Why It Matters

British Somaliland draws 623 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #236 of 1,549).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]