Somalia

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Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa known for its long coastline along the Indian Ocean, predominantly arid climate, and complex modern history marked by civil conflict and efforts at state reconstruction.


Statements (60)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Africa
sovereign state
borderCountry Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
borderFeature Gulf of Aden to the north
Indian Ocean to the east
callingCode +252
capital Mogadishu
capitalCoordinates 2.0469°N 45.3182°E
climate predominantly arid
continent Africa
currency Somali shilling
demonym Somali
dominantReligionBranch Sunni Islam
drivesOn right
formerColonyOf Italy
United Kingdom
geographicFeature one of the longest coastlines in mainland Africa
governmentType federal parliamentary republic
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean
hasRegion Galmudug
Hirshabelle
Jubaland
Puntland
Somaliland
South West State of Somalia
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Somalia
headOfStateTitle President of Somalia
historicalEvent Somali Civil War
ongoing federal state reconstruction
state collapse in 1991
independenceDate 1960-07-01
independenceFrom Italy
United Kingdom
internetTLD .so
ISO3166-1Alpha2 SO
ISO3166-1Alpha3 SOM
largestCity Mogadishu
locatedIn Horn of Africa
longestRiver Jubba River
Shabelle River
memberOf African Union
Arab League
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations
nationalLanguage Somali
nationalSport football
officialLanguage Arabic
Somali
recognizedLanguage English
Italian
region East Africa
Greater Horn of Africa
religionMajority Islam
timeZone UTC+3
UNMemberState true
usesScript Latin alphabet for Somali

Referenced by (145)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aden Adde International Airport
Afgooye
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
Banaadir
Council of Ministers of the East African Community
East African Legislative Assembly
Federal Government of Somalia
Federal Parliament of Somalia
Galmudug
Jowhar
Jubaland
Jubba River
Mogadishu
Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins)
Mogadishu University
President of Somalia
Prime Minister of Somalia
Shabelle River
Somali Civil War
Somali National University
Somali shilling
Somalia peacekeeping operations
South West State of Somalia
Villa Somalia
country
Arab Labor Organization
Arab League
Arab Monetary Fund
Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Economic and Social Council of the Arab League
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Islamic Development Bank
hasMember
Italian language
Oromo
South Semitic languages
Swahili language
Yemeni Arabic
spokenIn
CEN-SAD
ECCAS
East African Community
IGAD
memberState
East Africa Time
FET
Salam
bin Abdullah
usedInCountry
President of Somalia ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
Prime Minister of Somalia ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
Secretariat of the East African Community
appliesToJurisdiction
Arabian Sea
Ethiopia
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
borderedBy
East African Community
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
hasMemberState
East Africa
Greater Middle East
Horn of Africa
includesCountry
Aden Adde International Airport
Mogadishu University
Villa Somalia
locatedIn
Banaadir ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
Galmudug ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
South West State of Somalia ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
partOf
Djibouti
Gulf of Aden
bordersCountry
Somali Plate
Sub-Saharan Africa
contains
Cuban intervention in Ethiopia
Cuban military interventions in Africa
hasParticipant
Banaadir
Mogadishu
isEconomicCenterOf
Banaadir
Mogadishu
isPoliticalCenterOf
Federal Government of Somalia
Federal Parliament of Somalia ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
jurisdiction
Somali Current
Somali Sea region
locatedOffCoastOf
Mogadishu University
Somali National University
regionServed
SO
SOM
represents
ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
servesCountry
Italian lira ("Italian Somalia")
Somali shilling
usedIn
Galmudug
administrativeDivisionOf
SO
alpha2CodeFor
SOM
alpha3CodeFor
Bureau of African Affairs
appliesPolicyTo
SO ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
appliesTo
Asha Hagi Elmi
areaOfInfluence
Shabelle River
basinCountry
Kenya
borderCountry
Mogadishu
capitalOf
Mogadishu University
capitalOfCountry
Asha Hagi Elmi
citizenship
Somali Sea region
countryBorder
Northeast Africa
countryIncludes
Asha Hagi Elmi
countryOfCitizenship
Council of Arab Ministers of Information
countryOfMembership
Barbeyaceae
distribution
Italian Somaliland ("Somali Republic")
formed
Qadiri
geographicDistribution
Somali Sea region
hasCoastlineAlong
Arab world
hasCountry
SO
hasCountryName
Cuban military interventions in Africa
hasLocation
Horn of Africa
hasLongestCoastlineCountry
British Empire ("British Somaliland")
hasPart
Yemen
hasSeaBorderWith
Prime Minister of Somalia
headOfGovernmentOf
Hussein
isCommonInCountry
Mogadishu
isCulturalCenterOf
Dirachma
isNativeTo
East Africa Time
isStandardTimeFor
East African Court of Justice
jurisdictionOver
Mogadishu
largestCityOf
Somali shilling ("Federal Republic of Somalia")
legalJurisdiction
Somali
linguaFrancaOf
Villa Somalia
locatedInCityCapitalOf
Operation Gothic Serpent
location
Shabelle River
mouthCountry
Somali Plate
namedAfter
President of Somalia ("Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya")
nativeLabel
Dirachmaceae
nativeTo
Djibouti City
nearbyCountry
Somali shilling
officialCurrencyOf
Arabic
officialLanguageOf
Modern Standard Arabic
officialStatusIn
Ethiopian Civil War
opposedBy
Equator
passesThrough
Asha Hagi Elmi
politicalActivityLocation
Haredi Jews
populationCenter
Punt
possiblyLocatedIn
Somali
primaryCountry
Phacochoerus africanus
rangeCountry
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
regionAffected
Asha Hagi Elmi
residence
Black Hawk Down
setInCountry
Captain Phillips
setInLocation
Italian Somaliland ("Somali Republic")
successorEntity
Italian Somaliland
successorState
Italian Somaliland
todayPartOf
Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins)
wasLargestChurchIn

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