Large areas of the country such as Somaliland, Puntland and Galmudug are internationally unrecognized autonomous regions. The remaining areas, including the capital Mogadishu, were divided into smaller territories ruled by competing warlords. In many areas there were (and still are) no formal regulations or licensing requirements for businesses and individuals. Somalia is currently claimed as the sovereign territory of the Transitional Federal Government, a deeply divided collection of...