The northern region of Somalia was part of the British protectorate of Somaliland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

19世纪末20世纪初，索马里北部地区曾经是英国的保护国——索马里兰的一部分。

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To the north, the self-proclaimed breakaway state of Somaliland (once British Somaliland, the rest of Somalia being run by Italy until its defeat in the second world war) has been fairly well governed.

ECONOMIST: Somalia

After separating from the shrinking British empire, Somaliland voluntarily joined with Somalia for economic and security reasons.

BBC: Somaliland: Africa��s unofficial country

Any British nationals in Somaliland should leave immediately because of "a specific threat to Westerners", the UK Foreign Office has said.

BBC: Britons warned of Somaliland threat