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Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of around 17.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis. The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary language.
History of Somalia. Somalia ( Somali: Soomaaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl ), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fideraaliya) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. The country was an important centre for ...
Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa which officially consists of the intra-46th meridian east territory, the seven federal member states, namely Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, South West, Puntland, and the municipality of Benadir. [2] It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Somali Sea and ...
The Somali civil war (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali civil war which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. It began in late January 2009 with the present conflict mainly between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops and al-Shabaab militants who pledged alliegence to al-Qaeda during 2012.
Greater Somalia sometimes called Greater Somaliland (Somali: Soomaaliweyn, Arabic: الصومال الكبرى As-Sūmal al-Kubra) is the geographical location comprising the regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis live and have historically inhabited.
Most Somali songs are pentatonic; that is, they only use five pitches per octave in contrast to a heptatonic (seven note) scale such as the major scale. Somali art is the artistic culture of the Somali people, both historic and contemporary. These include artistic traditions in pottery, music, architecture, wood carving and other genres.
2020 survey. Child marriages, known to deprive women of opportunities to reach their full potential, have among women aged 20–24, 36 percent of total population.. The April 2020 SHDS report further unveils that fertility rates remain very high, the total fertility rate for Somalia is 6.9 children per woman, the highest in the world, which would impact planning for the next years.
The president of Somalia (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia.The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces.The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somali nation, as well as ensuring the implementation of the Constitution of Somalia and the organised and harmonious functioning of the organs of state.