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Somaliland: Somaliland Republic
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The present day Republic of Somaliland constitutes slightly over one fifth of the territory of the Somali Republic and is home to between one quarter and one third of its population. As much as half of the population practises some form of pastoralism, herding camels, sheep and goats; only a few areas receive sufficient precipitation to permit rain-fed cultivation. Consequently, livestock are Somaliland's principal export, although the largest market, Saudi Arabia, has been closed to it since 2000 because of a health-related ban. Somaliland's other natural resources include fish, frankincense, minerals, semi-precious stones and uncertain reserves of oil and natural gas.
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The Republic of Somaliland is not recognized by any government. If you run into legal problems you are on your own, as there are no Consulates to turn to for help. Learning of local customs and laws is very important if you wish minimize the chances of conflict with local authorities.
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Called the Forum for Civic Dialogue, the monthly events bring political leaders together to discuss issues facing Somaliland, the self-declared republic in northwestern Somalia that has been largely peaceful for the past six years. Copies of the forums have made their way outside Hargeysa, the would-be capital, to a smattering of VCRs around the rural areas and to Somalilanders living overseas.
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The overthrow of Said Barre in 1991 led to a de facto division of Somalia, with the self-proclamation of the northern Republic of Somaliland on 18 May 1991. The international community and the United Nations, which upholds the territorial integrity of Somalia, have firmly rejected the partition of Somalia and so far no single country in the world has recognized Somaliland.
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New York, September 2, 2004—Police arrested the editor-in-chief of the independent Somali-language daily Jamhuuriya and its weekly English-language edition, The Republican, in the self-declared republic of Somaliland this week. Hassan Said Yusuf was still in police custody today, and local journalists have not been allowed to visit him, according to local sources.
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Talks on the reunification of Somalia are continuing in Nairobi, but they will take place without the Republic of Somaliland. The breakaway republic in northwestern Somalia has declared that the negotiations are simply not its concern:
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