3. A central government is the government that is a controlling power over a unitary state. Another type of distinct but sovereign political entity is a federal government, which may have distinct powers at various levels of government, authorised or delegated to it by the federation and mutually agreed upon by each of the federated states. Though inappropriate, the adjective "central" is also sometimes used to describe the government of a federation. 
4. Sovereignty can be defined as the internationally recognized and effectively pursued authority/right to govern a given territory. A country is fully sovereign if it is recognized by other countries and has an effective government over a certain population and a specific territory.
5. Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral declarative political act of a state that acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state. Recognition can be accorded either on a de facto or de jure basis.

6. Within its territory the central government can control the legitimate use of force within the country.

2. population: people within the state for the most part are citizens

3. central government: control the territory; pass rules; create laws - basically runs everything's internal to the state
4. Is the sovereign and exclusive political power that a state has over its jurisdiction
5. recognizes: A country needs to be recognized by other countries as a political and legal entities
6. monopoly on the use of force: The central government can legally use force at home. 

Haiti : Following the assassination of the Haitian President in July of 1915, President Woodrow Wilson sent the United States Marines into Haiti to restore order and maintain political and economic stability in the Caribbean. Historically, the United States viewed Haiti as a counterbalance to Communist Cuba. Haiti's potential as a trading partner and an actor in the drug trade makes the nation strategically important to the United States. Moreover, both nations are tied by a large Haitian diaspora residing in the United States.

 

Although Somaliland has a working political system, government institutions, a police force and its own currency, it is not internationally recognised. That is why it is not a state.

2. Although there has been some interaction, "Somaliland" has never been granted sovereign recognition. Today, after 26 years of unilateral "independence," "Somaliland" remains a country that does not exist on maps, and the foreign embassies accredited to it cannot operate as embassies. In the absence of international recognition, "Somaliland" is not only unable to obtain loans from other countries and international organizations, but also has difficulty in conducting normal national interactions. Despite the "Somaliland" government's insistence that independence is only a restoration of the historical fact that Somaliland became independent from British Somalia in 1960, the "Somaliland" government has not been able to obtain loans from other countries and international organizations, and it is difficult to conduct normal national interactions. Although, after many efforts, "Somaliland" received a grant from the United Nations to build a modern prison in Hargeisa to combat piracy and detain members of the al-Qaeda organization "Al-Shabaab" in Somalia. However, the international community still does not recognize its legitimate status and insists on the territorial and sovereign integrity of Somalia. At present, the mainstream opinion of African countries on "Somaliland" is not to support its independent status.

3. However, Somalia has its own radio station. Radio Hargeisa, the government mouthpiece, is the only licensed domestic station. Private TV stations operate alongside government-run networks. They are also allowed to cover sensitive issues. It is very important for the public to obtain information from the outside world and establish their own position. It also gives the Somali government better control