Somaliland is a region the size of Pennsylvania that sits on Somalia's northern border. Seventeen years ago, the region broke away from Somalia and declared itself a free and independent country. But no other government has recognized an independent Somaliland, so from the world's perspective, it officially remains a province of Somalia.

Unlike its wartorn, lawless neighbor, however, Somaliland is peaceful and stable. Richard Lough launches our series on Somaliland from its capital, Hargeisa.

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