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  • Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest...
  • Somalia offers a unique culture and is currently experiencing an urban boom due to the returning Somalis following a period of civil unrest.
  • Somalia. A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital: Mogadishu. Hypernyms. Subsahara. Hyponyms. Jubaland. Puntland.
  • There are three cities in Somalia with a population over 1 million: the capital, Mogadishu, is the largest with 2,425,000 citizens, Beledweyne with 1,947,000, and...
  • Somalia has not had a central government since the 1990s, especially after the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991.
  • Mothers wearing hijabs wait for high nutrition foods and health services in Somalia.
  • The Federal Republic of Somalia is a highly dysfunctional state located in the Horn of Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu...
  • Somalia has an estimated population of around 17.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu.
  • After Siyad Barre's regime fell in January 1991, fighting began between 16 different rival factions in Somalia.