British Somaliland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Somaliland

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	British colony
gptkbp:area	137,600 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Ethiopia gptkb:French_Somaliland gptkb:Italian_Somaliland
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Hargeisa
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:demonym	Somalilander
gptkbp:dissolved	1960
gptkbp:established	1884
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_British_Somaliland
gptkbp:governor	gptkb:Sir_Douglas_Hall gptkb:Sir_Geoffrey_Francis_Archer gptkb:Sir_Gerald_Reece
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Somaliland
gptkbp:independenceDate	26 June 1960
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Horn_of_Africa
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Somali_Republic gptkb:Trust_Territory_of_Somaliland
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English Somali
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:population	650,000 (1956)
gptkbp:populationCensusYear	1956
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Ottoman_Empire gptkb:Egyptian_Khedivate
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Somalia gptkb:State_of_Somaliland
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_colony gptkb:Albert_Frederick_Arthur_George gptkb:Fascist_Italy gptkb:British_Mandate_period gptkb:Lend-Lease gptkb:Rupee
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5