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Puntland ((ソマリ語:''Buntlaand''), (アラビア語:أرض البنط)), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ((ソマリ語:''Maamul Goboleedka Buntlaand ee Soomaaliya'')), is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland is bordered by Somaliland to its west, the Gulf of Aden in the north, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, the central Galmudug region of Somalia in the south, and Ethiopia in the southwest. A third of Somalia's population lives in the territory,〔(Society for International Development Forum )〕〔(Puntland Information Minister assassinated ) – ''Press TV''〕 which contains about a third of the nation's geographical area.〔(Puntland Facts & Figures 2003 )〕 Unlike neighbouring Somaliland, Puntland, as with all other regions in the country, does not seek outright independence from Somalia.〔(Range Resources - Puntland )〕 The name "Puntland" is derived from the Land of Punt mentioned by ancient Egyptian sources. However, the exact location of the fabled territory is still a mystery. Many studies suggest that the Land of Punt was located in Somalia,〔Dan Richardson, ''Egypt'', (Rough Guides: 2003), p.404〕〔Ian McMahan, ''Secrets of the Pharaohs'', (HarperCollins: 1998), p.92〕 whereas others propose that it was situated elsewhere.〔David B. O'Connor, Stephen Quirke, Quir O'Connor, ''Mysterious lands'', (UCL Press: 2003), p.64〕 The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Puntland: ==General reference== *Common English regional name: Puntland *Common endonym(s): ''Puntlaand'' *Official endonym(s): أرض البنط *ISO country codes: See the Outline of Somalia *ISO region codes: See the Outline of Somalia *Internet country code top-level domain: .so 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Puntland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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