Federal Republic o Somalie[1] | |
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![]() Location o Somalie (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) | |
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Caipital and largest city | Mogadishu 2°2′N 45°21′E / 2.033°N 45.350°E |
Offeecial leids | |
Ethnic groups | |
Demonym(s) | |
Govrenment | Federal pairlamentar republic |
• Preses | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
Mohamed Hussein Roble | |
Legislatur | Federal Pairlament |
Formation | |
c. 200 BCE | |
10t century | |
13t century | |
13t century | |
18t century | |
1884 | |
1889 | |
• Union, Independence an Constitution | 1 July 1960[3] |
25 August 1979[3] | |
1 August 2012 | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) (44t) |
Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 10,428,043[3] (86t) |
• Density | 16.12[5]/km2 (41.8/sq mi) (199t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $5.896 billion[3] (163rd) |
• Per capita | $600[3] (224t) |
Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (no observit) |
Drivin side | richt |
Cawin code | +252 |
Internet TLD | .so |
Somalie (pronounced /soʊˈmɑːliə/ (deprecatit template) soh-MAH-lee-ə; Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال aṣ-Ṣūmāl), offeecially the Federal Republic o Somalie (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال الفدرالية Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fiderāliyya), is a kintra situate in the Horn o Africae. It is bordered bi Djibouti tae the northwast, Kenyae tae the soothwast, the Gulf o Aden wi Yemen tae the north, the Indie Ocean tae the aest, an Ethiopie tae the wast. Wi the langest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly o plateaus, plains an Hielands.
In antiquity, Somalie wis a important centre for commerce wi the rest o the auncient warld. Its sailors an merchants war the main suppleers o frankincense, myrrh an spices, items that war considered valuable luxuries bi the Auncient Egyptians, Phoenicies, Mycenaeans an Babylonians wi whom the Somali fowk tradit. The auncient Puntites war a naition o fowk that haed close relations wi Pharaonic Egyp durin the times o Pharaoh Sahure an Queen Hatshepsut. The pyramidal structures, temples an auncient hooses o dressed stane littered aroon the kintra are said tae date frae this period. Durin the Middle Ages, several pouerfou Somali empires dominatit the regional tred, includin the Ajuuraan State, the Sultanate o Adal, the Warsangali Sultanate an the Gobroon Dynasty.
Somalie wis never formally colonized. Muhammad Abdullah Hassan's Dervish State successfully repulsed the Breetish Empire fower times an forced it tae retreat tae the coastal region. Due tae thir successfu expeditions, the Dervish State wis recognised as an ally bi the Ottoman an German Empires. Ottoman Turks an aa named Hassan Emir o the Somali naition, an the Germans promised tae offeecially recognise ony territories the Dervishes wur tae acquire. Efter a quarter o a century o haudin the Breetish at bay, the Dervishes war finally defeatit in 1920 as a direct consequence o Breetain's new policy o aerial bombardment. As a result o this bombardment, umwhile Dervish territories war turned intae a protectorate o Breetain. France faced seemilar opposition frae Somali Sultans an armies, an did nae acquire full control o pairts o modren Somalie til the Italy's Fascist era in late 1927. This occupation lasted til 1941, an wis replaced bi a Breetish militar admeenistration. Northren Somalie wad remain a protectorate, while soothren Somalie became a trusteeship. The Union o the twa regions in 1960s formed the Somali Republic. A civilian govrenment wis formed, an on 20 Julie 1961, throuch a popular referendum, a new constitution that haed first been drafted the year afore wis ratified.