Puntland as an emerging state in Political history

Puntland (Somali: Buntland, Arabic: , Italian: Terra di Punt or Paese di Punt), officially the Puntland State of Somalia (Somali: Dowladda Puntland ee Soomaaliya, Arabic: , is a region in northeastern Somalia.Centred on the town of Garoowe in the Nugal province, its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998, but is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. This book discovers new dimenions about the future of the Puntland as an emerging state.