Outline of Somalia

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 Indian Ocean 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

An enlargeable basic map of Somalia

Geography of Somalia

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

Environment of Somalia

An enlargeable satellite image of Somalia

Natural geographic features of Somalia

Regions of Somalia

States and regions of Somalia

Ecoregions of Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia

Regions of Somalia

Regions of Somalia

Demography of Somalia

Demographics of Somalia

Government and politics of Somalia

Main article: Government of Somalia and 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:[7]

Somalia is one of only 7 U.N member countries, which are not a member state of the Organization 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

Main article: History of Somalia, Timeline of the history of Somalia, and Current events 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

Somali language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Somalia

References

  1. "Coastline". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  2. "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  3. "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009.
  4. "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  5. Paul Dickson, Labels for locals: what to call people from Abilene to Zimbabwe, (Merriam-Webster: 1997), p.175.
  6. 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.
  7. "Somalia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Somalia

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