Right, except Somalia was never an anarchist system since Siad Barre bounced in 91. During the collapse of his regime, all the different tribes left fought to q

Right, except Somalia was never an anarchist system since Siad Barre bounced in 91. During the collapse of his regime, all the different tribes left fought to quickly gain control over major cities and regions. The only places I can think of that fit the term anarchist were a few big cities like Xamar and Bosaaso where there was quite literally no rule except by roving tribal gangs with AKs and checkpoints everywhere. Each gang controlled by larger war lords that eventually consolidated their own "-land" with tribal friends and family. Right now I can go to Hergeisa (actually I can't but that's for totally other reasons) and get my passport notarized and stamped by govt officials, go through customs, and get a notarized letter for my travel. Somalia has government in the sense of different states have governments that view themselves as independent from the rest. They collect taxes, have an armed security force, and generally do all the normal things a state would do anywhere else in the world. The only difference is that the only officially recognized govt by the world is the TFG in Mogadishu, which actually has less control and actual governance than your average HOA in Podunk, Kansas. Couple this with high corruption, lack of effective governance in large swaths of the country, constant war for power everywhere, pirates with cameras shining on them on the high seas, complete enmity between the major states, and constant meddling by too many outsiders to count and you have the reason why there is no central government that rules over Somalia proper till now, more than 20 years after Barre's fall.