Puntland

Summary

Puntland is an autonomous administrative territorial entity^[1]. Puntland draws 21,597 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_administrative_territorial_entity category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Puntland is located in Somalia^[3].
• Puntland is in the country of Somalia^[4].
• Puntland is on the body of water Gulf of Aden^[5].
• Puntland is on the body of water Guardafui Channel^[6].
• Puntland's head of government is recorded as Said Abdullahi Mohamed^[7].
• Puntland's head of government is recorded as Ahmed Elmi Osman^[8].
• Puntland's instance of is recorded as autonomous administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Puntland's instance of is recorded as autonomous state administration body^[10].
• Puntland's head of state is recorded as Said Abdullahi Mohamed^[11].
• Puntland's capital is recorded as Garowe^[12].
• Puntland's official language is recorded as Somali^[13].
• Puntland's official language is recorded as Arabic^[14].
• Puntland's currency is recorded as Somali shilling^[15].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Waqooyi-Bari^[16].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Galmudug^[17].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Somaliland^[18].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Ethiopia^[19].
• Puntland's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .so^[20].
• Land of Punt is named after Puntland^[21].
• Puntland's flag is recorded as flag of Puntland^[22].
• Puntland's legislative body is recorded as Puntland Parliament^[23].
• Puntland is part of Nugal^[24].
• Puntland is part of Bari^[25].
• Puntland is part of Mudug^[26].
• Puntland is part of Ra'as Aseir^[27].

Body

Geography

Puntland is in the country of Somalia^[4]. Puntland is located in Somalia^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gulf of Aden^[5], a bay^[28], in Yemen^[29] and Guardafui Channel^[6], a strait^[30]. Part of include Nugal^[24], a region of Somalia^[31], in Somalia^[32]; Bari^[25], a region of Somalia^[33], in Somalia^[34]; Mudug^[26], a region of Somalia^[35], in Somalia^[36]; and Ra'as Aseir^[27], a region of Somalia^[37], in Somalia^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Puntland covers an area of {'amount': '+212510'}^[39]. Puntland has a population of {'amount': '+4900000'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include autonomous administrative territorial entity^[9] and autonomous state administration body^[10].

History and Context

August 1, 1998 marks the founding of Puntland^[41]. Land of Punt is named after Puntland^[21].

Why It Matters

Puntland draws 21,597 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_administrative_territorial_entity category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] Puntland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Puntland is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]