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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 Geography. What is the terrain and geography like in Somalia? Geography - note. strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal. Somalia Use of Natural Resources. Arable Land: 1.7 % Other Land Use: 98.2 % Permanent Crops: 0.0 % Highcharts.com.
Geography. Location. Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia. Geographic coordinates. 10 00 N, 49 00 E. Map references. Africa. Area. total : 637,657 sq km. land: 627,337 sq km. water: 10,320 sq km.
Where is Somalia? Somalia is an African country located in the Horn of Africa (a peninsula forming the easternmost projection of Africa). The Equator passes through southern Somalia. So while most of Somalia lies in the Northern Hemisphere, a small part stretches into the Southern Hemisphere.
Somalia is bounded by the Gulf of Aden to the north, by the Indian Ocean to the east, by Kenya and Ethiopia to the west, and by Djibouti to the northwest. Somalia’s western border was arbitrarily determined by colonial powers and divides the lands traditionally occupied by the Somali people.
Geography. Somalia is bordered Djibouti to the northwest, 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. [184]
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.
GEOGRAPHY. Area. Total: 637,657 sq km Land: 627,337 sq km Water: 10,320 sq km. Climate. principally desert; moderate temperatures in north, hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods between monsoons. Natural Resources.
Somalia is an independent country located in east Africa, bordered by Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. It gained its independence from Italy and Britain in 1960, but has been fraught with conflict between Somali groups.
Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa. There are five federal member states: Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, South West, Puntland and the municipality of Benadir. 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.