British Somaliland

Summary

British Somaliland is a historical country^[1]. It draws 2,558 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 is on the continent of 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 shares border with is recorded as Huwan state^[14].
• British Somaliland's shares border with is recorded as Darawiish^[15].
• British Somaliland's flag is recorded as flag of British Somaliland^[16].
• British Somaliland's Commons category is recorded as British Somaliland^[17].
• January 1, 1884 marks the founding of British Somaliland^[18].
• British Somaliland was dissolved in June 26, 1960^[19].
• British Somaliland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.560555555555556, 'lon': 44.054722222222225}^[20].
• British Somaliland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Somaliland^[21].
• British Somaliland's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• British Somaliland's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• British Somaliland's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• British Somaliland's replaces is recorded as Italian East Africa^[25].
• British Somaliland's replaced by is recorded as State of Somaliland^[26].
• British Somaliland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'British Somaliland'}^[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1884 marks the founding of British Somaliland^[18].

Dissolution

British Somaliland was dissolved in June 26, 1960^[19].

Why It Matters

British Somaliland draws 2,558 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]