nPosted on May 18, 2019
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No nation in the world formally recognizes Somaliland as an independent country!
No nation in the world formally recognizes Somaliland as an independent country!n
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nBut on this date in 1991, the local authorities in a part of the
n African nation of Somalia declared independence from Somalia!
n African nation of Somalia declared independence from Somalia!
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nThat’s a long time for an independent nation to go unrecognized!
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nDon’t I mean that that’s a long time for a region to pretend that it’s independent, when it’s not?
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nActually, apparently the State of Somaliland is de facto independent. That means that, in reality, it is a separate, independent country – just not officially.
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nDoes it surprise you to know that Somaliland is more stable than Somalia is? Its government is more democratic, and its economy is better as well!
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nDoes it surprise you to know that another region of Somalia, Puntland, also considers itself separate and independent – but Somalia and the rest of the world consider both Puntland and Somaliland to be autonomous regions of Somalia!
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nCheck out some info about all three political entities:
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nLocation of Somaliland, Puntland, and Somalia:
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nFlag of Somaliland:
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nFlag of Puntland:
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nFlag of Somalia:
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nCapital of Somaliland, Hargeisa:
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nCapital of Puntland, Garowe:
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nCapital of Somalia, Mogadishu:
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nBeaches of Somaliland:
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nBeaches of Puntland:
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nBeaches of Somalia:
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nLandscapes of Somaliland:
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nLandscapes of Puntland:
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nLandscapes of Somalia:
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| It’s actually not so easy to find landscape photos of Somalia (the southern part of the nation that are NOT Somaliland nor Puntland). First, most pretty pix seem to be of the northern break-away “nations.” Second, most photos of the southern part depict refugees, soldiers, and war damage. In other words, for every lovely landscape (above), there |
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nMother Whistler Day
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nFlag and Universities Day in Haiti
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nInternational Museum Day
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nPhilosopher Bertrand Russell’s birthday
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nMusic Man creator Meredith Willson’s birthday
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nAlso: Buy a Musical Instrument Day
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nDay of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Magtymguly in Turkmenistan
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nnBirthday of illustrator Lillian Hoban
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nFullmoon Day of Kason in Myanmar
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n(Varying dates)
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nVesak in India and Indonesia
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nVictoria Day in Canada
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n(Last Monday preceding May 25)
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