Somaliland

The East African Country That Isn't

When you think of Somalia, your mind probably conjures up images of a poverty-stricken, war-torn and lawless state - a place populated by pirates and bloodthirsty warlords, as seen in news bulletins. Somalia's neighbor Ethiopia doesn't fare all that much better, either, and to describe the region as troubled would be an understatement.

Yet between these two countries is a small and so far officially unrecognized state.
This is Somaliland.