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.

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All labels observed (11)

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
Horn of Africa
surface form: Greater Horn of Africa
religionMajority Islam
timeZone UTC+3
UNMemberState true
usesScript Latin alphabet for Somali

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Arab Monetary Fund hasMember Somalia
Somali primaryCountry Somalia
Somali linguaFrancaOf Somalia
Oromo spokenIn Somalia
Black Hawk Down setInCountry Somalia
Cuban military interventions in Africa hasParticipant Somalia
subject surface form: Cuban intervention in Ethiopia
Hussein isCommonInCountry Somalia
Djibouti City nearbyCountry Somalia
SO represents Somalia
SO alpha2CodeFor Somalia
SO hasCountryName Somalia
SO appliesTo Somalia
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Somalia
SOM represents Somalia
SOM alpha3CodeFor Somalia
Banaadir country Somalia
Banaadir isPoliticalCenterOf Somalia
Banaadir isEconomicCenterOf Somalia
Banaadir partOf Somalia
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Somalia
President of Somalia country Somalia
President of Somalia appliesToJurisdiction Somalia
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Somalia
President of Somalia nativeLabel Somalia
this entity surface form: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya
Arba'a Rukun Mosque country Somalia
Villa Somalia country Somalia
Villa Somalia locatedIn Somalia
Somali shilling country Somalia