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Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [ 15 ][ 16 ][ 17 ] of which over 2 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 language.
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, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Somali Sea and ...
The Somalia–Somaliland border (Somali: Xuduuda Soomaaliya iyo Soomaaliland; Arabic: الحدود بين الصومال وصوماليلاند) is the disputed border between Somalia and the self-declared sovereign state of Somaliland. [2][3][4] It is an international border that separates two countries, while the Somali government and most ...
The Ethiopia – Somalia border stretches 1,500 kilometers. In the 19th century, both Britain and Italy contributed to shaping the modern border, on behalf of their colonies of British and Italian Somaliland. The Somali people were thus under British, French, Italian and Ethiopian rule. During World War II, Britain gained control of the Ogaden ...
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 ...
Somalia: 3 3 4 Djibouti Ethiopia (L) Kenya Yemen (M) Somaliland, which considers itself independent, is the only part of Somalia to border Djibouti Somaliland [au] 3 3 4 Djibouti Ethiopia (L) Somalia Yemen (M) South Africa: 6 2 6 Botswana (L) Eswatini (Swaziland) (L) Lesotho (L) Mozambique Namibia Zimbabwe (L)
The Horn of Africa Region consists of the internationally recognized countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. [16] [17] [21] [22] Geographically the protruding shape that resembles a "Horn" consists of the "Somali peninsula" and eastern part of Ethiopia. But the region encompasses also the rest of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Diplomatic relations between Somalia and Germany were established on 1 July 1960, shortly after the Somali Republic's independence. [179] After a pause due to the Somali Civil War, relations where reestablished in 2012. Germany provides development aid to Somalia and both countries have established a security partnership. [180] Greece