FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

Essential Facts

• Capital: Mogadishu
• Languages: Somali and Arabic
• Demonym: Somali, Somalian
• Pres Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
• PrimeMin Abdiweli S Ahmed

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• Land Mass: 246,200 sq mi (44th)
• 10,428,043 (86th) 41.73/sq mi
• Religion: 99.8% Muslim
• Currency: Somali shilling
• Federal parliamentary Republic

Geography

• 18 Regions
• Bordered by Djibouti, Kenya, the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Ethiopia
• the longest coastline on the mainland

Economy

• Agriculture
• Livestock
• Fish
• Charcoal
• Bananas

Music

• Nuruddin Ali Amaan
• K'naan
• Maryam Mursal
• Wavin' Flag by K'naan

ARCHITECTURE

• Rich and diverse
• Multiple stone types
• Influences from Arabia and Persia

HISTORY

• Once an important commercial center
• Te people were mainly nomads
• Birth of islam influenced by islam in trade

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