| Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland) - Claims independence since the 1991 collapse of the central government in Somalia, but Somalia also claims sovereignty. No states, or international organizations, currently recognise Somaliland, but it continues to work away in the background for this recognition. Puntland, another Somali region - which has declared itself as an autonomous region, but does not seek full independence from Somalia - also claims some of the land which Somaliland claims. |