Somaliland

Somaliland

Somaliland is a really interesting case, because even though it hasn’t been officially recognized as a separate nation from Somalia, it’s a de facto country, with its own rules and government. They’ve self-declared independence, and a number of places kinda admit they’re in charge, but there are no governments that have officially acknowledged the separation. The pseudo-country has a clan based democratic system which incorporates a traditional council of elders into their system, thus keeping some semblance of democracy while preserving tradition. There’s even a local currency.