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(Jamhuuriyadda Dimoqraadiga Soomaaliya). East African state (637,657 km²). Capital: Mogadishu. Administrative division: regions (16). Population: 9,400,000 residents (2008 estimate). Language: Arabic and Somali (official), English and Italian. Religion: Sunni Muslims 99.9%, others 0.1%. Currency unit: Somali shilling (100 cents). Borders: Gulf of Aden (N), Indian Ocean (E), Djibouti (NW), Kenya and Ethiopia (W). Member of: Arab League, OCI, UN and AU, EU associate. According to COUNTRYAAH, Somalia is a nation in Eastern Africa, the capital city of which is Mogadishu. The latest population of Somalia is 15,893,233. REMZFAMILY: Lists and descriptions of main religions and beliefs in Somalia, including religion demographics and statistics on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.
GEOGRAPHY
The country occupies the easternmost section of the African continent (the so-called “horn of Africa” ​​between the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean) and represents the marginal strip of the Ethiopian region from a geological and structural point of view. The territory rests on a base of archaeozoic crystalline rocks, which, however, rarely emerges, as it is almost everywhere covered by sedimentary, Mesozoic and Cenozoic layers; the manifestations of erosive activity are everywhere relevant. The part overlooking the Gulf of Aden, a direct continuation of the Ethiopian highlands, is mountainous, presenting a series of arid plateaus broken by valleys and depressions; the extreme northern edge of the Somali plateau appears chain-like, strongly affected by erosion and the degradation of atmospheric agents; Mount Shimbiris, almost overlooking the sea, reaches 2407 m. There are very limited plains along the northern coast, which is especially rocky towards Cape Gwardafuy (Guardafui), a bare promontory at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden. The largest section of the country (Migiurtinia, Mudugh etc.), however, is formed by the very slight slope of the Ethiopian plateaus which gradually give way, towards the S, to extensive plains made up of neozoic deposits and recent alluvial layers. Starting from the Nogal valleythe coastal strip, flat, widens; along the coasts (Mudugh, Benadir) there are dune formations, which in Oltregiuba are faced by a festoon of islets. § Also hydrographically, Somalia represents the extreme edge of Ethiopia; the two only major rivers in the country, the Jubba (Giuba) and the Shabeelle (Uebi Scebeli), are fed by the Ethiopian plateau, from which they descend through long and wide valleys, so that only their lower stretch belongs to Somalia. The Uebi Scebeli, especially, considered the largest river in East Africa, has an extensive basin and a considerable flow, although it is subject to a distinctly torrential regime.; it flows into the Giuba after a long path parallel to the coast, due to dune alignments that prevent it from flowing into the sea. For the rest there are very modest watercourses that affect the Migiurtinia plateau with an almost always dry bed. § The “Mesopotamia” formed by the Uebi Scebeli and the Juba constitutes the geographically most important part of Somalia and this not only for the presence of the two rivers, but also for the better climatic conditions it enjoys. Here we have the most abundant rainfall in the whole country (between 250 and 500 mm per year) in general very dry, especially in the northern section (from 100 to 250 mm per year). The aridity derives from the position of Somalia, which remains partially extraneous to the monsoon circulation: winds blow from NE to SW and vice versa, therefore almost parallel to the coast. it is thus possible to distinguish three types of rainy regimes: a coastal one, mainly influenced by breezes and with irregularly distributed rains from spring to autumn; a continental one, which affects most of the Somali territory, with rains only in the gu (between April and June) and der (between October and November); a northern one, with exceptional and occasional rains, of an orographic type, on the slopes of the hills overlooking the Gulf of Aden. A common feature of all these regimes is the extreme unpredictability of rainfall, with serious negative effects on the economy due to long periods of drought, which can last even for a few consecutive years. The temperatures, given the equatorial position of the country, are high, although the mitigating action of the sea is felt on the coast: in Mogadishu there are annual oscillations between 25 and 27 ºC, while in the interior the annual average exceeds 30 ºC..

Somalia Foreign Trade

According to allcitypopulation, Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa on the east coast of the continent. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the west, and Kenya on its southwest border. The northern part of Somalia is characterized by rugged mountains while the rest of the country is… Read More »

Somalia Industry Sectors

According to shoppingpicks, Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and bordered by five countries. To the east lies Djibouti, with whom Somalia shares a land boundary for an estimated total length of 58 kilometers (36 miles). This border follows the Gulf of Aden from Loyada in western Djibouti up to Ras Jazira near… Read More »

Somalia Manufacturing and Mining Sectors

According to shopareview, Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest and the Gulf of Aden to the north. It has a total land area of 637,657 sq km (246,201 sq mi). Its coastline is 3,025 km (1,878 mi)… Read More »

Top 10 Countries With The Least Tourists

Do you hate meeting other tourists on holiday? Then book a trip to one of the following ten countries, pretty sure you will only meet ‘locals’ there! This list previously appeared on the website of Gunnar Garfors, a die-hard traveler who has set himself the goal of visiting every country in the world. He only needs one more! His blog is a… Read More »

Top 10 Largest Cities in Africa

The population of African cities is rising rapidly. Some African cities are among the fastest growing in the world. This entails a lot of problems: housing is often poor, environmental pollution is enormous, and slums are expanding. Yet the rapid growth of African cities also offers technological and social opportunities. We list the ten largest cities in Africa for… Read More »

Climate and Weather of Hargeysa, Somalia

The climate of Hargeysa According to citypopulationreview, Hargeysa is a large city in northern Somalia and the capital of the Republic of Somaliland. Hargeysa is located in Woqooyi Galbeed region. Somaliland is an unrecognized republic that was created after the merger of British and Italian Somalia. Somaliland consists of the former British part and is… Read More »

Somalia Culture of Business

Basic data Capital Mogadishu Population 1 million Language Somali language Religion Islam State system federal parliamentary republic Head of State Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed Head of government Mohamed Hussein Roble Currency name Somali Shilling (SOS) Travel Time shift +2 hours (in summer +1 hour) Economy 2021 Nominal GDP (billion USD) ON Economic growth (%) 3.9… Read More »

Somalia Basic Information

Basic information about the territory Subchapters: System of governance and political tendencies in the country Foreign policy of the country Population The system of governance and political tendencies in the country Official name of the country : Somali Democratic Republic President: Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed Political tendencies : The federal government in Mogadishu presents itself… Read More »

Somalia Rivers and Lakes

These climatic conditions, together with the calcareous or chalky karst nature of the prevailing rocks and the tabular form of the relief, determine the regime of the watercourses; it is for these reasons that all the watercourses of the northern part of the peninsula – both the marginal ones of the narrow slope of the… Read More »

Somalia Prehistory and History

ANTHROPOLOGY From an ethnic point of view, apart from small minorities of Arabs, Bantu and others, the majority of the population is made up of Somalis (92%), a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group living in Somalia, in some regions of Kenya, Ethiopia and of Djibouti. In the 10th century. the Somalis converted to Islam calling themselves Sunnis.… Read More »

Somalia Independence and Civil War

Independence was proclaimed on 1 July 1960 and on the same day the union with the former Somaliland, independent from 26 June, was approved. The governments placed at the center of their action the territorial claims against Ethiopia and Kenya, which resulted in an open conflict with the former, temporarily interrupted by the mediation of… Read More »

Somalia in the 1950’s Part III

The formation of the executive classes of the Somalia, in the European sense. it was obtained with local education, up to the medium grade, and with sending abroad, especially to Italy, for higher-level studies and specialized technical training. In 1954, the Higher Institute of Law, Economics and social (then, in 1956, Higher Institute of Law… Read More »

Somalia in the 1950’s Part II

In 1956 the first general political elections took place, with a direct and indirect system (this for the nomadic populations) but still limited to male voters, for the appointment of the Somali members of the first Legislative Assembly composed of 70 members (60 Somalis, 10 representing the other non-Somali ethnic communities, designated by the administrative… Read More »

Somalia in the 1950’s Part I

On 21 December 1949 the UN General Assembly entrusted Italy, in “fiduciary” administration, with its former colony for a period of ten years (starting from 2 December 1950) on the condition that the political and administrative structures were prepared and the necessary cultural training of the residents was provided so that the territory could become… Read More »

Somalia Foreign Relations

Relations with the Arabian Peninsula. – From the Arabian Peninsula, groups of emigrants have arrived in Somalia at all times, who have settled along the coast where they arrived and arrive, along the navigation line that the natural conditions of monsoons and ocean currents create from the Persian Gulf to Zanzibar. It is probable that,… Read More »

Somalia Flora

The distribution of vegetation is related to the conditions of the climate and water, both surface and underground. In general, the climate of Somalia is not such as to allow the life of plants, which are not specially adapted to concentrate their functions of nutrition and reproduction in the short period of the rainy season,… Read More »

Somalia Exploration Part II

At Uarandab Robecchi met Prince Don Eugenio Ruspoli, who with two companions, Keller and E. Dal Seno, was heading from Berbera to Barri sull’Uebi: after having climbed it for a while, however, he was forced to return to Berbera. The following year the first expedition of Captain Bòttego left from Berbera, which also included Captain… Read More »

Somalia Exploration Part I

Somalia’s maritime exploration on the Indian Ocean began with Vasco da Gama’s voyage. Both Vasco and later Tristam da Cunha and Pedralvarez Cabral sailed along the present Italian Somalia. Vasco da Gama, on his return voyage, in 1499 had some artillery volleys fired against Mogadishu; in 1507 Tristam da Cunha bombed Mogadishu; in 1517 Lopo… Read More »

Somalia Ethnography

The residents of the Somali peninsula can be traced back to four main groups: Somalis, Galla, Negri and pariahs of uncertain origin. Along the coast there are Arab groups or groups of other Asian origins. Somalis are divided into five main groups: Isāq, Darod and Dir in northern Somalia; in southern Somalia Hauia (Hawiyya) and… Read More »

Somalia Encyclopedia Online

Somalia, State Democratic Republic of East Africa, located in the northeastern section of the Horn of Africa. It faces the Gulf of Aden to the N, the Indian Ocean to the E; it borders to the NW with Djibouti, to the West with Ethiopia, to the South and SW with Kenya. Physical characteristics The geological… Read More »

Somalia 2015

Demography and economic geography. – East African state. For Somalia, the socio-economic estimates have little reliability, due to the extremely difficult internal situation. The calculation of population growth is made highly problematic by constant internal conflicts, displacements due to famine and widespread nomadism; there are an estimated one million refugees. Having made these clarifications, according… Read More »

Somalia 2013

The beginning of the new century found, in many ways, the terms of the Somali crisis unchanged around the main issues that had emerged with the substantial dissolution of the state following the 1991 fall of Muḥammad Siyād Barrī: the accentuation of the often bloody clashes between family clans and the proliferation of armed groups,… Read More »

Somalia 2007

HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY East African state. The statistical data relating to the demographic consistency are uncertain, and vary from 10.3 million (United Nations, 2004) to 6.8 million residents. according to the Somalia Watching Brief , a tool used by the World Bank to monitor the socio-economic evolution of countries in conflict or post-conflict situations.… Read More »

Somalia 2000

HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY Population The most recent estimate (1998) attributes to a population of Somalia 9. 237. 000 residents (average density 14 residents per km ²). The intensification of hostilities in the south of the country starting from April 1992 and the disastrous effects of the drought that hit the Somalia in that same… Read More »

Somalia 1995

Population. – The most recent international estimates attribute to Somalia a population of about 9.2 million residents, corresponding to an average density of 14.4 residents / km 2. Massive waves of population transfers have made calculations difficult. Since the mid-1970s, recurrent dry seasons have mainly affected the northern regions, inducing many Somalis to seek better… Read More »

Somalia 1981

Population. – In the statistics concerning the population of the Somalia there is a significant gap between calculations, for example, local interiors, which make the residents rise to about 5 million, and the presumptive estimates carried out by international organizations. The FAO yearbook for 1973 reports the following data: total residents, as of 1972-73, 3,003,000;… Read More »

Somalia 1949

After the Italian action in Ethiopia, Somalia was formed into one of the governments (see App. I, p. 62) of Italian East Africa (702,000 sq. Km., About 1,200,000 residents). This government included the ancient colony (506.573 sq. Km. Including the 90.000 sq. Km. Of Oltre Giuba, with 1.021.572 residents calculated in 1931) and also the… Read More »

Somalia – The Independent Somali Republic

The territory of the Republic, created on 1 July 1960, is administratively divided into eight regions, six in the ex-Somalia and two (West Region and Eastern Region) in ex-Somaliland. The institution of the new state is established in the Act of Union (formally approved by the National Assembly on January 18, 1961 and promulgated by… Read More »

Italian Somalia Transportation

The maritime communications of the colony with Italy are ensured by a shipping company, with regular services. No point of the very long coast has inlets suitable for easy landing, and especially during the summer monsoon the open bays of the ocean coast are often inaccessible: a cliff sometimes at the surface of the water,… Read More »

Italian Somalia Territory

Italian Somalia is a government (from 1 June 1936 it is officially called the Government of Somalia) of Italian East Africa, formerly an autonomous colony located in the eastern part of the Somali Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, and limited by British Somalia, by governments of Harar and the Galla… Read More »