Somalia,+Jowers

Som﻿alia

=Flag Facts:= -Baby Blue symbolizes the sky and the Indian Ocean -White five pointed star is to represent the five regions in the horn of Africa

= Backround: =

-Britian seperated from British Somaliland in 1960, after the spit British Somaliland joined with the Italian Somaliland to form present day Somalia.

__ Geography __ = Location/Borders: = -﻿Eastern Africa -Borders Gulf Of Aden, and Indian Ocean -East of Ethiopia -Bordering Countries = Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya

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= Area: = -Total area = 637,657 sq. km. -Land = 627,337 sq. km. -Water = 10,320 sq. km. -Comparison = Barely smaller than Texas = Coastline: = -3,025 km. = Climate: = -North, moderate temperatures -South, hot -Southwest, monsoon season May --> October -Northeast, monsoon season December --> February = Terrain: = -Most of the region is flat -Plateau rises to hills in North = Natural Resources: = -Uranium -Iron -Tin -Gypsum -Bauxite -Copper -Salt -Natural Gas = Land Use: = -Arable Land = 1.64% -Permanent Crops = 0.04% Other = 98.32% = Irrigated Land: = -2,00 sq. km. = Natural hazards: = -Several droughts a year -Dust storms = Northern part -Some floody during monsoon season = Enviormental Issues: = -famine -dirty water -bad soil for crops

__ People of Somalia __ = Population: = -9,832,017 = Age Structure(years of age): = -0 --> 14 = 45% -15 --> 64 = 52.6% -65 --> & Over = 2.5% = Population Growth Rate: = -2.815% = Birth/Death Rate: = -Birth = 43.7 births/1,000 pop. -Death = 15.55 deaths/1,000 pop. = Net Migration Rate: = -0 migrants/ 1,000 pop. = HIV/Aids Deaths: = -1,600/ since 2007 = Life Expectancy: = -Male = 47.78 years-of-age -Female = 51.53 years-of-age = Ethnic Groups: = -Somalian = 85% -Bantu, non somalian = 15% = Religion: = -Sunni Muslim = Lanuage: = -Arabic -Italian -English = Literacy: = -Ages 15 & over = Able to read -Total pop. = 37.8% -Male = 49.7% -Female = 25.8%

__ Government __ __ ﻿ __ = Gov. Type:  = -Tansitional  -Parliamentary fed. Gov. = Capital:  = -Mogadishu = Independence:  = -July 1, 1960 = Suffrage: = -18 years-old = Leader: = -No one leader

__ Economy __ = Economic Overview: = -Besides the lack of an effective government, Somalia still has a very good Economy = GDP Exchange Rate: = -$2.731 Billion = GDP - Per Capita: = - $600 = Labor Force: = -3.447 Million = Export Commodities: = -Livestock -Bananas -Hides -Fish -Charcoal -Scrap Metals = Import Commodities: = -Manufactures -Petroleum -Food -Construction Materials

__ Military __ = Military Branches: = -National Security Force = Manpower Availability Ages: = -Male = 16 --> 49 -Female = 16 --> 49 = Military Expenditures: = 0.9%

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