{"population":6500000,"blurb":{"text":"Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a de facto state in the Horn of Africa. It is recognised only by Israel with the international community considering it territory of the Somalia. It is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), with approximately 6.2 million people as of 2024. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland"},"vexillology":{"text":"The flag of Somaliland was adopted on 15 October 1996. It consists of a tricolor of green, white, and red, with a black star located in the center. On the green stripe, there is the Shahada in white calligraphic script.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Somaliland"},"flagDesign":null,"photos":["https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Hargeisa_destroyed_by_Somali_government.jpg/500px-Hargeisa_destroyed_by_Somali_government.jpg","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Almadow_Overview.JPG/500px-Almadow_Overview.JPG","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Annali_del_Museo_civico_di_storia_naturale_di_Genova_%281895%29_%2818411100885%29.jpg/500px-Annali_del_Museo_civico_di_storia_naturale_di_Genova_%281895%29_%2818411100885%29.jpg","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Commemoration_of_the_27th_Anniversary_of_the_Establishment_of_the_Somaliland_National_Army.jpg/500px-Commemoration_of_the_27th_Anniversary_of_the_Establishment_of_the_Somaliland_National_Army.jpg"],"absent":["flagDesign"]}