Outline of Somalia

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Somalia

The Flag of Somalia

The Coat of arms of Somalia

The location of Somalia

An enlargeable map of Somalia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Somalia:

Somalia – country located in the Horn of Africa. 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] Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.^[3]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Somalia

Pronunciation: /soʊˈmɑːliə/ soh-MAH-lee-ə
Common English country name: Somalia
Official English country name: The Federal Republic of Somalia
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Somali
Demonym(s): Somali;^[4]
ISO country codes: SO, SOM, 706
ISO region codes: See SO
Internet country code top-level domain: .so

Geography of Somalia

An enlargeable topographic map of Somalia

Somalia is: a country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Africa
  - East Africa
    - Horn of Africa
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Somalia
  - High: Shimbiris 2,450 m (8,038 ft)
  - Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,340 km

Djibouti 58 km

Ethiopia 1,600 km

Kenya 682 km

Coastline: 3,025 km

Population of Somalia: 8,699,000 - 90th most populous country
Area of Somalia: 637,661 km²
Atlas of Somalia

Environment of Somalia

An enlargeable satellite image of Somalia

Climate of Somalia
Environmental issues in Somalia
Ecoregions in Somalia
Protected areas of Somalia
- National parks of Somalia
Wildlife of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- Fauna of Somalia
  - Birds of Somalia
  - Mammals of Somalia

Natural geographic features of Somalia

Glaciers in Somalia: none ^[5]
Rivers of Somalia

Regions of Somalia

States and regions of Somalia

Ecoregions of Somalia

List of ecoregions in Somalia

Ecoregions in Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia

Regions of Somalia
- Districts of Somalia
  - Cities in Somalia

Regions

Regions of Somalia

Bakool
Banaadir
Bari
Bay
Galguduud
Gedo
Hiiraan
Jubbada Dhexe
Jubbada Hoose
Mudug
Nugaal
Shabeellaha Dhexe
Shabeellaha Hoose

Claimed territory

Awdal
Sanaag
Sool
Togdheer
Woqooyi Galbeed

Demography of Somalia

Demographics of Somalia

Government and politics of Somalia

Politics of Somalia

Form of government:
Capital of Somalia: Mogadishu
History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
History of Somalia (1991-2006)
Elections in Somalia
Political parties in Somalia

Branches of the government of Somalia

Government of Somalia

Executive branch of the government of Somalia

Head of state: President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Head of government: Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Cabinet of Somalia

Legislative branch of the government of Somalia

Parliament of Somalia: Federal Parliament (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Somalia

Judiciary of Somalia

Foreign relations of Somalia

Diplomatic missions in Somalia
Diplomatic missions of Somalia

International organization membership

The Republic of Somalia is a member of:^[6]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Somalia is one of only 7 U.N member countries, which are not a member state of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Somalia

Judiciary of Somalia

Alcohol in Somalia
Cannabis in Somalia
Capital punishment in Somalia
Constitution of Somalia
Crime in Somalia
- Kidnapping and hostage taking in Somalia
- Piracy in Somalia
- Terrorism in Somalia
Human rights in Somalia
- LGBT rights in Somalia
Law enforcement in Somalia
Marriage in Somalia
- Polygamy in Somalia
Xeer

Military of Somalia

Command
- Commander-in-chief: Yusuf Osman Dumal
  - Ministry of Defence of Somalia
Forces
- Army of Somalia
- Navy of Somalia
- Air Force of Somalia
Military history of Somalia

Local government in Somalia

History of Somalia

Current events of Somalia
Economic history of Somalia
History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
Maritime history of Somalia
Military history of Somalia
- Somali Civil War
  - Attempts at reconciliation in Somalia (1991–2004)
  - Factions in the Somali Civil War
  - Timeline of the War in Somalia
    - 2006 timeline of the War in Somalia
    - 2007 timeline of the War in Somalia
    - 2008 timeline of the War in Somalia
    - 2009 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2010 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2011 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2012 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2013 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2014 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2015 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2016 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2017 timeline of the Somali Civil War
    - 2018 timeline of the Somali Civil War
  - Somalia War (2006–2009)
  - Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Political history of Somalia

Culture of Somalia

Architecture of Somalia
Cuisine of Somalia
Languages of Somalia
Media in Somalia
National symbols of Somalia
- Coat of arms of Somalia
- Flag of Somalia
- National anthem of Somalia
Public holidays in Somalia
Religion in Somalia
- Islam in Somalia
- Christianity in Somalia
  - Roman Catholicism in Somalia

Art in Somalia

Somali art
Cinema of Somalia
- Somaliwood
Literature of Somalia
Music of Somalia

Sports in Somalia

Somalia national football team
Somalia national beach soccer team
Somalia League
Somalia Cup
Somali Football Federation
Somalia national basketball team
Somalia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Somalia

Economy of Somalia

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 153rd (one hundred and fifty third)
Agriculture in Somalia
Banking in Somalia
- Central Bank of Somalia
Communications in Somalia
- Internet in Somalia
Companies of Somalia
Currency of Somalia: Shilling
- ISO 4217: SOS
Economic history of Somalia
Energy in Somalia
Health care in Somalia
Mining in Somalia
Somalia Stock Exchange
Tourism in Somalia
Transport in Somalia
- Airports in Somalia
- Rail transport in Somalia

Education in Somalia

National Library of Somalia
Universities in Somalia

References

↑ "Coastline". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2060.html.
↑ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/.
↑ "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009. http://countrystudies.us/somalia/34.htm.
↑ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/.
↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
↑ "Somalia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/.

External links

Turbulent Waters in a Maritime Black Hole The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies May 2008
Condemn US-Ethiopian aggression against Somalia Lalkar January 2007
Somalia Operations: Lessons Learned by Kenneth Allard (CCRP, 1995)
From Nation-State to Stateless Nation: The Somali Experience by Michael van Notten (Amsterdam, 2000)
"Preserving American Security Ties to Somalia," by Michael Johns, The Heritage Foundation, December 26, 1989.
Changed Arab attitudes to Somalia Conflict
"Separation Anxiety", article in The Walrus about post-traumatic stress disorder among Somali warriors
Between Kat and Katyushas Elaborated Article on the Contemporary History of Somalia

Government

Official Website of the Federal Government of Somalia

Geography

Bissig Addo

News;

Somalia - War situation since 1991 on France 24 – Special Report about Somalia on France 24 International News Channel
"Somalia in crisis" - collection of articles on the BBC
Somalia news headlines
Somalia's Struggle for Stability, Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
HRW claims US involved in secret detention of Somalis, Breaking Legal News 2007/04/01
IRIN Somalia humanitarian news and analysis
U.S. Special Envoy Cites Widespread ‘Lack of Confidence’ in Somali Government Council on Foreign Relations
ITN/CNN Report "War tears Somalia apart", an up-to-date report on Mogadishu, October 10, 2007.

Economy

General information

Religion

Mustaqbalka Ummadda Somaaliyeed

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[FactbookCoastline-1] "Coastline". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2060.html.

[autogenerated1-2] "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/.

[ClimateSom-3] "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009. http://countrystudies.us/somalia/34.htm.

[2009factbook-4] "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/.

[5] The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

[CIA_World_Factbook-6] "Somalia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/.

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Outline of Somalia

Topic: Place

Contents

General reference

Geography of Somalia

Environment of Somalia

Natural geographic features of Somalia

Regions of Somalia

Ecoregions of Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia

Regions

Claimed territory

Demography of Somalia

Government and politics of Somalia

Branches of the government of Somalia

Executive branch of the government of Somalia

Legislative branch of the government of Somalia

Judicial branch of the government of Somalia

Foreign relations of Somalia

International organization membership

Law and order in Somalia

Military of Somalia

Local government in Somalia

History of Somalia

Culture of Somalia

Art in Somalia

Sports in Somalia

Economy and infrastructure of Somalia

Education in Somalia

See also

References

External links