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| Region | Horn of Africa |
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| Coordinates | 9°45′00″N 45°58′00″E / 9.75°N 45.966667°E |
| Area | Ranked 90nd |
| • Total | 176,120 km2 (68,000 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 740 km (460 mi) |
| Borders | 1,228 km (763 mi):[1]  Djibouti:60 km (37 mi)  Ethiopia:766 km (476 mi)  Somalia:402 km (250 mi)  Yemen:(maritime boundary, Gulf of Aden) |
| Highest point | Shimbiris 2,460 m (8,070.9 ft) |
| Lowest point | Guban −100 m (−328 ft)[2] |
| Climate | Arid, Semi-arid |
| Exclusive economic zone | 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) |
Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered to be part of Somalia.[3]
Somaliland is located in the East African sub-continent between the equator and the Gulf of Aden. The country occupies an area of approximately 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi). The climate is mostly hot and desertlike; it is largely arid with some semi-arid regions.[4][5]
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- ^ "Guban | plain, Somalia | Britannica".
- ^ "Somalia/Somaliland: the differences and issues explained". www.actionaid.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Somaliland". The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ Territorial diagnostic report of the land resources of Somaliland (PDF) (Report). FAO, SWALIM. February 2016. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-09-05.