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What a mess! But an amazing map, well done to creators.
To clarify things a bit: the map shows the Horn of Africa, which contains one de-jure state, Somalia. It's composed of the former Italian protectorate (in the south) and the British one (Somaliland, at the top). But in reality there are now three de-facto states. Somaliland wants nothing to do with Somalia and has been independent for 30 years. And last year Puntland also declared independence (and was promptly infested by terrorists it seems).
The interesting thing here is that Somalia is a classic failed state but it has the UN seat. Whereas Somaliland is unrecognized by anyone but is in fact a passably functional democracy.