It has been without a functional central govt since 1991
Discussion
What currency do they use?
Mostly USD stolen from Minnesota
Doubt that
> The Somali economy is mostly dollarized as most people use the US Dollar to make and accept payments. It has become almost the official currency of the country, without any legislative intervention.
The capacity to control ports (to some degree) and tax the import of goods & capital crossing the border (to some degree) does not equate to governance or the ability to tax local economic activity. Africa is already poorly governed but Somalia stands alone as a place effectively in anarchy.
A government can derive plenty of revenues through tariffs and then ban the production of certain goods, forcing citizens to pay more for what they need. If they control the ports, that’s not a poorly governed country.
As I said previously *to some degree*. They do not have complete control over their ports or borders. It is not a functional state
There are several countries we're the USD is the legal tender https://www.defcofx.com/countries-that-use-us-dollar/