| Official name | Puntland State of Somalia |
| Name in local language | Dowladda Puntland ee Soomaaliya (so) ; ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية - Wilāyat Arḍ al-Bunṭ aṣ-Ṣūmāliyyah (ar) |
| Continent | Africa |
| Subcontinent | East Africa |
| Population (ranking: 128e) | 4,905,246 inhabitants (2018) |
| Population growth | 3.14 % / year |
| Area | 212,510 km² |
| Density | 23.08 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 203e) | 2.348 billions $USD (2017) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 602 $USD (2017) |
| GDP growth | 1.35 % / year (2017) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 55.00 years (2012) |
| Birth rate | 39.60 ‰ (2017) |
| Fertility rate | 6.20 children / woman (2013) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 13.10 ‰ (2017) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 92.00 ‰ (2012) |
| Literacy rate | 0.00 % (2018) |
| Official languages | Somali, Arabic |
| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
| HDI (ranking: n.c.) | 0.000 / 1 (2017) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | Autonomous State within Somalia, presidential democracy (from Somalia in 1998, not recognized) |
| Head of State | President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
| National Day | 1st July |
| ISO Codes | , |
| Demonym | Pountlander, Somali |
Puntland is a region in northeastern Somalia, located in the far east of the Horn of Africa. It is the point, facing Yemen. It is bordered to the west by Somaliland, which has declared its independence from Somalia, and to the southwest by Ethiopia.
The Puntland declared its autonomy in 1998, and has since seen itself as an autonomous region of Somalia. In fact, the territory functions as an independent country, but it has neither declared nor demanded its independence, and is trying to reintegrate Somalia. But the Somali central government based in Mogadishu, with little control over the rest of the country, Puntland is waiting for this reunification to be effective in appeased conditions.
It is not recognized as a country by the international community.
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Urban areas (2017)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Bosasso | 700,000 inhabitants |
| Gaal Kacyo (Galkayo) | 545,000 inhabitants |
| Garowe | 190,000 inhabitants |
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Administrative divisions
| Regions | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Bari | 1,387,568 inhabitants | 70,088 km² |
| Haylan (Sanaag) | 704,172 inhabitants | 18,273 km² |
| Mudug | 759,889 inhabitants | 72,933 km² |
| Nugaal | 516,749 inhabitants | 26,180 km² |
| Sool | 580,891 inhabitants | 25,036 km² |