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Somalia, easternmost country of Africa, on the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the Gulf of Aden and occupies an important geopolitical position between sub-Saharan Africa and the countries of Arabia and southwestern Asia.
Somali shilling (SOS) is its official currency. Its bordering countries are Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. With these 50 interesting facts about Somalia, let’s explore its history, culture, people, economy, poverty, pirates, and civil war.
The most interesting facts about Somalia include a gigantic coastline, prehistoric rock paintings and a tragic and troubled history.
principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons.
The easternmost country of Africa, Somalia lies on the Horn of Africa and extends from just south of the Equator northward to the Gulf of Aden. The Somali people make up the most of the population; the majority of them follow a mobile way of life, pursuing nomadic pastoralism or agropastoralism.
Provides an overview of Somalia, including key dates and facts about this east African country.
Somalia Factsheet - The World Factbook. Country Factsheet. PDF. Introduction. Background. In the late 19th century, the area that would become Somalia was colonized by Britain in the north and Italy in the south. The two colonies merged in 1960 to form the new nation of Somalia.
Somalia, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, [b] is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti [14] to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.
al-Shabaab; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Somalia. note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group (s) appear (s) in Appendix-T.
Somalia, Country, eastern Africa. Located in the Horn of Africa, it stretches from just south of the Equator to the Gulf of Aden. Area: 246,199 sq mi (637,657 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 20,300,000. Capital: Mogadishu. Most of the people are nomadic or seminomadic Somalis. Languages: Somali, Arabic (both official); also English, Italian.