Outline of Somalia
See also: Index of Somalia-related articles
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
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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]Somalian[5]
- ISO country codes: SO, SOM, 706
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .so
Geography of Somalia
An enlargeable topographic map of Somalia
See also: Geography of Somalia
- Somalia is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- 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
- Population of Somalia: 8,699,000 - 90th most populous country
- Area of Somalia: 637,661 km2
- Atlas of Somalia
Environment of Somalia
An enlargeable satellite image of Somalia
- Climate of Somalia
- Environmental issues in Somalia
- Ecoregions in Somalia
- Renewable energy in Somalia
- Geology of Somalia
- Protected areas of Somalia
- Biosphere reserves in Somalia
- National parks of Somalia
- Wildlife of Somalia
Natural geographic features of Somalia
- Glaciers in Somalia: none [6]
- Islands of Somalia
- Lakes of Somalia
- Mountains of Somalia
- Volcanoes in Somalia
- Rivers of Somalia
- Waterfalls of Somalia
- Valleys of Somalia
- World Heritage Sites in Somalia
Regions of Somalia
Ecoregions of Somalia
Main articles: List of ecoregions in Somalia and Ecoregions in Somalia
Administrative divisions of Somalia
Administrative divisions of Somalia
Regions of Somalia
- Awdal
- Bakool
- Banaadir
- Bari
- Bay
- Galguduud
- Gedo
- Hiiraan
- Jubbada Dhexe
- Jubbada Hoose
- Mudug
- Nugaal
- Sanaag
- Shabeellaha Dhexe
- Shabeellaha Hoose
- Sool
- Togdheer
- Woqooyi Galbeed
Demography of Somalia
Government and politics of Somalia
- Main article: Government of Somalia and Politics of Somalia
- Form of government:
- Capital of Somalia: Mogadishu
- History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
- History of Somalia (1991-2006)
- Elections in Somalia
- Political parties in Somalia
Branches of the government of Somalia
Executive branch of the government of Somalia
- Head of state: President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
- Cabinet of Somalia
Legislative branch of the government of Somalia
- Parliament of Somalia: Federal Parliament (unicameral)
- List of members of the Somali Federal Parliament
Judicial branch of the government of Somalia
- Transitional Supreme Court of Somalia (seated at Mogadishu)
- Transitional Appeals Court 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
- Capital punishment in Somalia
- Constitution of Somalia
- Crime in Somalia
- Human rights in Somalia
- Freedom of religion in Somalia
- LGBT rights in Somalia
- Law enforcement in Somalia
- Marriage in Somalia
- Xeer
Military of Somalia
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: Yusuf Osman Dumal
- Forces
- Army of Somalia
- Navy of Somalia
- Air Force of Somalia
- Special forces of Somalia
- Military history of Somalia
- Military ranks 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
- Economic history of Somalia
- History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
- Maritime history of Somalia
- Military history of Somalia
- Somali Civil War
- Attempts at reconciliation in Somalia (1991–2004)
- Factions in the Somali Civil War
- Timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2006 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2007 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2008 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2009 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2010 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2011 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2012 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2013 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2014 timeline of the War in Somalia
- War in Somalia (2006–2009)
- War in Somalia (2009–present)
- Somali Civil War
Culture of Somalia
- Architecture of Somalia
- Cuisine of Somalia
- Festivals in Somalia
- Languages of Somalia
- Media in Somalia
- National symbols of Somalia
- Public holidays in Somalia
- Records of Somalia
- Religion in Somalia
- World Heritage Sites in Somalia
Art in Somalia
- Somali art
- Cinema of Somalia
- Literature of Somalia
- Music of Somalia
- Television in Somalia
- Theatre in Somalia
Sports in Somalia
- Somalia national football team
- Somalia national beach soccer team
- Somalia League
- Somalia Cup
- Somali Football Federation
- Somalia national basketball team
- Somalia at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Somalia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 153rd (one hundred and fifty third)
- Agriculture in Somalia
- Banking in Somalia
- Communications in Somalia
- Companies of Somalia
- Currency of Somalia: Shilling
- Economic history of Somalia
- Energy in Somalia
- Energy policy of Somalia
- Health care in Somalia
- Oil industry in Somalia
- Mining in Somalia
- Somalia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Somalia
- Transport in Somalia
- Airports in Somalia
- Rail transport in Somalia
- Roads in Somalia
- Water supply and sanitation in Somalia
Education in Somalia
See also
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Somali language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Somalia
- Index of Somalia-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Somalia-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ "Coastline". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ↑ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009.
- ↑ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ Paul Dickson, Labels for locals: what to call people from Abilene to Zimbabwe, (Merriam-Webster: 1997), p.175.
- ↑ 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
- Turbulent Waters in a Maritime Black Hole 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)
- "Preserving American Security Ties to Somalia," by Michael Johns, Heritage Foundation, December 26, 1989.
- Changed Arab attitudes to Somalia Conflict
- "Separation Anxiety", 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
- Geography
- News;
- Somalia - War situation since 1991 on France 24 – 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
- U.S. Special Envoy Cites Widespread ‘Lack of Confidence’ in Somali Government Council on Foreign Relations
- ITN/CNN Report "War tears Somalia apart", an up-to-date report on Mogadishu, October 10, 2007.
- Economy
- Anarchy and Invention: How Does Somalia's Private Sector Cope without Government?
- Breaking Legal News 2007/04/01
- General information
- Religion
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