Outline of Somalia

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

The location of Somalia

An enlargeable map of 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 edit

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 ISO 3166-2:SO
Internet country code top-level domain: .so

Geography of Somalia edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Claimed territory edit

Demography of Somalia edit

Demographics of Somalia

Government and politics of Somalia edit

Politics of Somalia

Branches of the government of Somalia edit

Government of Somalia

Executive branch of the government of Somalia edit

Legislative branch of the government of Somalia edit

Parliament of Somalia: Federal Parliament (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Somalia edit

Judiciary of Somalia

Foreign relations of Somalia edit

Foreign relations of Somalia

International organization membership edit

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 edit

Judiciary of Somalia

Alcohol in Somalia
Cannabis in Somalia
Capital punishment in Somalia
Constitution of Somalia
Crime in Somalia
Human rights in Somalia
- LGBT rights in Somalia
Law enforcement in Somalia
Marriage in Somalia
- Polygamy in Somalia
Xeer

Military of Somalia edit

Military of Somalia

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

Local government in Somalia edit

Local government in Somalia

History of Somalia edit

History of Somalia

Culture of Somalia edit

Economy and infrastructure of Somalia edit

Education in Somalia edit

Education in Somalia

References edit

^ . World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
^ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
^ "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009.
^ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
^ 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. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Somalia

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)
by Michael Johns, The Heritage Foundation, December 26, 1989.
, 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;

– 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
Council on Foreign Relations
ITN/CNN Report "War tears Somalia apart", an up-to-date report on Mogadishu, October 10, 2007.

Economy

Breaking Legal News 2007/04/01

General information

Somalia at Curlie
CBC Digital Archives - The Somalia Affair
News and Discussions

Religion

[FactbookCoastline-1] . World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

[autogenerated1-2] "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.

[ClimateSom-3] "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009.

[2009factbook-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.

[CIA_World_Factbook-6] "Somalia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

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