About Somalia

• Somalia is located on the East-Coast of Africa neighboring Djibouti on the North,Ethiopia on the West and Kenya on the South covering an area of 637,657 square kilometers the 43rd largest country in the world.
• The country has the longest coastline in Africa approximately 3,025 km.
• Independence: 1960
• Capital city: Mogadishu
• Population: estimated to be between 7-10 million people.
• Economic activities: agriculture,pastrolism,fishng and mining
• Various sources estimaates between 3-5 million Somalis live in the diaspora.
• National languages: Somali and Arabic;english and italian are used too
• Greater Somalia was colonized by three colonial powers Italy,Great Britain and France.
• Religon: almost entirely sunni muslims.
• Currency: Somali Shilling.