In 1991 the government of Somalia was ousted by rival clans, but the clans had no agreement on who would secede and how to establish the new government. Since then the country has been divided among different factions fighting for power. Somalia has become vary unstable over the last two decades and the constant fighting has mad it hard for the country to deal with natural disasters and is predicted that about half a million people died because of famine during this time.
In 2012 the United Nations installed a central government in Somalia, the Somali Republic and the republic is recognized as the legitimate ruler of Somalia. Over the years of the civil war the UN and the African Union have deployed troops to help bring stability to the country.
The Somali Republic is recognized in the international community, but two regions in the north Somalia are not recognized at all. In north Somalia the regions of Somaliland and Puntland are not recognized by the international community. Both govern themselves and claim to be independent nations. However Puntland is willing to negotiate with Somalia in terms of coming together, while Somaliland has opted out and wants to remain independent. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 after the fall of the old government and since then has set up their own parliament and military. Somaliland and its neighbor Puntland are in border disputes. Somaliland claims all of the territory of the former British Somaliland, but is only control of the western part. Violence has broken out between Somaliland and Puntland between 2002 and 2009 regarding the border. Both Somaliland and Puntland are not recognized by the United Nations as independent nations. The fighting within Somalia still continues as other factions resist the power of the Somali government.
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