Puntland

Summary

Puntland is an autonomous administrative territorial entity^[1]. Puntland draws 496 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 image is recorded as Puntland President.svg^[9].
• Puntland's instance of is recorded as autonomous administrative territorial entity^[10].
• Puntland's instance of is recorded as autonomous state administration body^[11].
• Puntland's head of state is recorded as Said Abdullahi Mohamed^[12].
• Puntland's capital is recorded as Garowe^[13].
• Puntland's official language is recorded as Somali^[14].
• Puntland's official language is recorded as Arabic^[15].
• Puntland's currency is recorded as Somali shilling^[16].
• Puntland's flag image is recorded as Flag of Puntland.svg^[17].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Waqooyi-Bari^[18].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Galmudug^[19].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Somaliland^[20].
• Puntland's shares border with is recorded as Ethiopia^[21].
• Puntland's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Puntland.svg^[22].
• Land of Punt is named after Puntland^[23].
• Puntland's seal image is recorded as Seal of Puntland.svg^[24].
• Puntland's flag is recorded as flag of Puntland^[25].
• Puntland's legislative body is recorded as Puntland Parliament^[26].
• Puntland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168567796^[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], in Puntland^[31]. Part of include Nugal^[32], a region of Somalia^[33], in Somalia^[34]; Bari^[35], a region of Somalia^[36], in Somalia^[37]; Mudug^[38], a region of Somalia^[39], in Somalia^[40]; and Ra'as Aseir^[41], a region of Somalia^[42], in Somalia^[43].

Physical Characteristics

Puntland's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+212510'}^[44]. Puntland's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4900000'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include autonomous administrative territorial entity^[10] and autonomous state administration body^[11].

History and Context

+1998-08-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Puntland^[46]. Land of Punt is named after Puntland^[23].

Why It Matters

Puntland draws 496 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.^[47] Puntland is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]