AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Somalia
Soomaaliya


  • Capital: Mogadishu
  • Population: 9,639,151
  • Population Density: 39 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Mainly Somali
  • Official Language(s): Somali
  • Religious Beliefs: Mainly Sunni Muslim
  • Area: 246,000 square miles
  • Topography: The coastline extends for 1,700 miles. Hills cover the north; the center and south are flat.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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