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Outline of Somalia#General reference

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{{See also|Index of Somalia-related articles}}

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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 Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland,{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2060.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004524/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2060.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2007|title=Coastline|access-date=2013-08-03|work=World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency}} and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands.{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ |title=Somalia |access-date=2009-05-31 |date=2009-05-14 |work=World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency}} Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.{{cite news |url=http://countrystudies.us/somalia/34.htm |publisher=countrystudies.us |title=Somalia – Climate |date=14 May 2009}}

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General reference

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Geography of Somalia

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{{See also|Geography of Somalia}}

::{{Flag|Djibouti}} 58 km

::{{Flag|Ethiopia}} 1,600 km

::{{Flag|Kenya}} 682 km

:* Coastline: 3,025 km

= Environment of Somalia =

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== Natural geographic features of Somalia ==

  • Glaciers in Somalia: none 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 [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
  • Rivers of Somalia

= Regions of Somalia =

States and regions of Somalia

== Ecoregions of Somalia ==

List of ecoregions in Somalia

== Administrative divisions of Somalia ==

Administrative divisions of Somalia

=== Regions ===

Regions of Somalia

=== Claimed territory ===

= Demography of Somalia =

Demographics of Somalia

Government and politics of Somalia

Politics of Somalia

= Branches of the government of Somalia =

Government of Somalia

== Executive branch of the government of Somalia ==

== Legislative branch of the government of Somalia ==

== Judicial branch of the government of Somalia ==

Judiciary of Somalia

= Foreign relations of Somalia =

Foreign relations of Somalia

== International organization membership ==

The Republic of Somalia is a member of:{{cite web|date=3 July 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/|title=Somalia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=23 July 2009}}

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Somalia is one of only 7 U.N member countries, which are not a member state of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

= Law and order in Somalia =

Judiciary of Somalia

= Military of Somalia =

Military of Somalia

= Local government in Somalia =

Local government in Somalia

History of Somalia

History of Somalia

Culture of Somalia

Culture of Somalia

= Art in Somalia =

= Sports in Somalia =

Sports in Somalia

Economy and infrastructure of Somalia

Economy of Somalia

Education in Somalia

Education in Somalia

See also

{{Portal|Somalia|Africa}}

Somalia

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References

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External links

{{Wikiatlas|Somalia}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091130015410/http://www.hcss.nl/en/column/672/Turbulent-Waters-in-a-Maritime-Black-Hole-.html Turbulent Waters in a Maritime Black Hole] The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies May 2008
  • [http://www.lalkar.org/issues/contents/jan2007/somalia.php Condemn US-Ethiopian aggression against Somalia] Lalkar January 2007
  • [http://www.dodccrp.org/files/Allard_Somalia.pdf Somalia Operations: Lessons Learned] by Kenneth Allard (CCRP, 1995)
  • [http://www.liberalia.com/htm/mvn_stateless_somalis.htm From Nation-State to Stateless Nation: The Somali Experience] by Michael van Notten (Amsterdam, 2000)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723194710/http://www.netnomad.com/heritage.html "Preserving American Security Ties to Somalia,"] by Michael Johns, The Heritage Foundation, December 26, 1989.
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080125031019/http://heyetnet.org/en/content/view/2346/30/ Changed Arab attitudes to Somalia Conflict]}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725105135/http://walrusmagazine.com/articles/2008.03-field-notes-chronic-ptsd/ "Separation Anxiety"], article in The Walrus about post-traumatic stress disorder among Somali warriors
  • [http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/25/25989/1.html Between Kat and Katyushas] Elaborated Article on the Contemporary History of Somalia

; Government

  • [http://www.somali-gov.info Official Website of the Federal Government of Somalia]

; Geography

  • [http://www.mapsyou.com/mapsFrame.aspx?p1=117 Bissig Addo]

; News;

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081202194929/http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/special-reports/20070105-somalia.html Somalia - War situation since 1991 on France 24] – Special Report about Somalia on France 24 International News Channel
  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/africa/2004/somalia/default.stm "Somalia in crisis"] - collection of articles on the BBC
  • [http://allafrica.com/somalia/ Somalia news headlines]
  • [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/ Somalia's Struggle for Stability], Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  • [http://www.breakinglegalnews.com/entry/HRW-claims-US-involved-in-secret-detention-of-Somalis HRW claims US involved in secret detention of Somalis], Breaking Legal News 2007/04/01
  • [http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Country.aspx?Country=SO IRIN Somalia] humanitarian news and analysis
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201163224/http://www.cfr.org/publication/14247/ U.S. Special Envoy Cites Widespread ‘Lack of Confidence’ in Somali Government] Council on Foreign Relations
  • [http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/10/10/elbagir.somalia.bad.situation.itn?iref=videosearch ITN/CNN Report "War tears Somalia apart"]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, an up-to-date report on Mogadishu, October 10, 2007.

; Economy

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080307005543/http://rru.worldbank.org/Documents/PapersLinks/280-nenova-harford.pdf Anarchy and Invention: How Does Somalia's Private Sector Cope without Government?]
  • [http://www.breakinglegalnews.com/entry/HRW-claims-US-involved-in-secret-detention-of-Somalis Breaking Legal News 2007/04/01]

; General information

  • [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-723/conflict_war/somalia/ CBC Digital Archives - The Somalia Affair]
  • [http://www.somaliaonline.com/ News and Discussions]

; Religion

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028004403/http://www.kataaib.net/ Mustaqbalka Ummadda Somaaliyeed]

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