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Puntland
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Puntland is a large region in northeast Somalia. It is bordered by the Gulf of Aden to the north, Somaliland to the west, Ethiopia to the southeast, Somalia to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the east. The Puntland State of Somalia is an semi-autonomous region of the country of Somalia. The Puntland State was formally organized in 1998. It has a constitution that was ratified in 2012.
Maps by CIA. (click here for a larger image)
The capital city of Puntland is Garoowe. The population is almost 5 million people. Due to its geographic location it has been played an important part in the trading network of the region..
References
Somalia Country Page - U.S. Department of State
https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/somalia
Puntland - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland
News Articles
November 22, 2025, "Somalia: Puntland Fact Sheet", OCHA.org.
November 17, 2025, "The Puntland Model: A Somali State's Relentless War for Stabilty and Autonomy", by Hashim Umar Ali, Small Wars Journal.
April 7, 2025, "How the Small Autonomous Region of Puntland Found Success in Battling Islamic State in Somalia", by Ido Levy, American University.
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