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| National motto: None | ||
| Official language | Somali | |
| Capital | Garowe | |
| President | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad | |
| Area - Total - % water | in dispute ?? | |
| Population - Total (2000) - Density | 2,500,000 ???/kmē | |
| Independence - Declared - Recognition | 1998 none | |
| Currency | Somali Shilling | |
| Time zone | ||
| National anthem | none | |
| Internet TLD | none | |
| Calling Code | none | |
Puntland is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered around Garowe, which in 1998 declared itself to be the an independent republic. The current government apparently sees the move as an attempt to reconstitute Somalia as a federative republic.
