British Somaliland (until 1947)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Somaliland_(until_1947)
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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:British_colony
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
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:dateOfUnion 1 July 1960
gptkbp:dissolved 1960
gptkbp:established 1884
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Somali
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_British_Somaliland
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Sir_Douglas_Hall
gptkb:Sir_Gerald_Reece
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Berbera
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code SO
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Trust_Territory_of_Somaliland_(1960)
gptkbp:language Somali
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Horn_of_Africa
gptkbp:mainExports gptkb:livestock
Frankincense
Gum arabic
Hides
Myrrh
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Somali_Republic
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Dervish_uprising
gptkb:Italian_invasion_of_1940
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Anglo-Somali_treaties
gptkb:Italian_occupation_(1940–1941)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:population ~650,000 (1947)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Khedivate_of_Egypt
gptkbp:recapturedBy gptkb:British_forces_(1941)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:restored 1941
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Somalia
gptkb:State_of_Somaliland
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Anglo-Ethiopian_Treaty_of_1897
gptkb:Anglo-French_Treaty_of_1888
gptkb:Anglo-Italian_Treaty_of_1894
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emperor_of_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Somaliland (until 1947)