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The geology of Somalia is built on more than 700 million year old igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock, which outcrops at some places in northern Somalia. . These ancient units are covered in thick layers of sedimentary rock formed in the last 200 million years and influenced by the rifting apart of the Somali Plate and the Arabian
The drought has had a devastating impact on Somalia's agriculture sector, which constitutes up to 26% of the country's GDP, employs 90% of the informal workforce, and contributes 90% of its exports. Since mid-2021, one-third of the livestock in the most severely affected regions have died.
It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Somali Sea and Guardafui Channel to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. With a land area of 637,657 square kilometers, Somalia's terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. [3] Its coastline is more than 3,333 kilometers in length, the longest of ...
Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. [15] Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [16] [17] [18] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somalis; the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the primary ...
The ecoregion forms a strip along Somalia's low-lying coastal plain facing the Indian Ocean. The ecoregion extends for approximately 800 km along the coast, from about 2º and 5º N latitude. The dunes reach 10 to 15 miles inland from the coast. They are composed of white or orange sand, and are up to 60 meters high.
It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland, [ 1 ] and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus , plains and highlands . [ 2 ]
The Somali-Australian boundary spreading ridge is known as the Central Indian Ridge. The Somali-Antarctic boundary spreading ridge is known as the Southwest Indian Ridge . The western boundary with the African plate is diverging to form the East African Rift , which stretches south from the triple junction in the Afar depression .
The Ogo Mountains (Ogo Highlands), also known as the Galgodon Highlands, [1] (Somali: Buuraha Oogo, Arabic: جبل أوغو) are a mountain range in the country of Somaliland. They cross the Sanaag and Togdheer regions. With a mean peak height of 2,450 m (8,040 ft), the ecology of this landform is semi-desert.