Somalia

E11293

country in Africa sovereign state

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.

Aliases (5)

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