Somaliland broke away from Somalia 25 years ago. But to date, no country recognizes it as an independent nation. It's battling with poverty, but it is still better off than neighboring Somalia.
Twenty-five years after declaring its independence, Somaliland has everything a country would require: An elected government, an army, its own currency and a flag.
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