Outline of Somalia

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

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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

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An enlargeable basic map of Somalia

Geography of Somalia

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An enlargeable topographic map of Somalia
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 58 km
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1,600 km
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 682 km
  • Coastline: 3,025 km

Environment of Somalia

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Natural geographic features of Somalia

Regions of Somalia

States and regions of Somalia

Ecoregions of Somalia

List of ecoregions in Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia

Regions

Regions of Somalia

Claimed territory

Demography of Somalia

Demographics of Somalia

Government and politics of Somalia

Politics of Somalia

Branches of the government of Somalia

Government of Somalia

Executive branch of the government of Somalia

Legislative branch of the government of Somalia

Judicial branch of the government of Somalia

Judiciary of Somalia

Foreign relations of Somalia

Foreign relations of Somalia

International organization membership

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

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

Military of Somalia

Military of Somalia

Local government in Somalia

Local government in Somalia

History of Somalia

History of Somalia

Culture of Somalia

Culture of Somalia

Art in Somalia

Sports in Somalia

Sports in Somalia

Economy and infrastructure of Somalia

Economy of Somalia

Education in Somalia

Education in Somalia

See also

Somalia

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References

  1. "Coastline". World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. "Somalia". World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  3. "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009.
  4. "Somalia". World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  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.
  6. "Somalia". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

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