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Somalia map of Köppen climate classification. Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa which officially consists of the intra-46th meridian east territory, the seven federal member states, namely Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, South West, Puntland, and the municipality of Benadir. [2]
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 ]
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 its residents are ethnic Somalis and the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary ...
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
Somalia geography-related lists (1 C, 9 P) B. Borders of Somalia (6 C, 2 P) E. Ecoregions of Somalia (5 C, 9 P) G. Geology of Somalia (4 C, 2 P) H. Historical ...
Northern part of Somalia's coast, as seen from space. Somalia's coastline consists of the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the east. The total length of the coastline is approximately 3333 km, [1] giving the country the longest coastline on mainland Africa.
Scale: 1:4,800,000 (precision: 1,200 m) Equirectangular projection, WGS84 datum. Central meridian: 046° 12' E; Standard parallel: 05° 10' 30" N; Geographic limits ...
Geographic map of Somaliland. Somaliland is situated in the northwest of recognised Somalia. It lies between 08°N and 11°30'N, and between 42°30'E and 49°00'E. [40] It is bordered by Djibouti to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Somalia to the east. Somaliland has an 850 kilometres (528 mi) coastline with the majority lying along the ...