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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Somalia:
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Somalia – country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland,[1] and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands.[2] Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.[3]
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- Pronunciation: /soʊˈmɑːliə/ soh-MAH-lee-ə
- Common English country name: Somalia
- Official English country name: The Federal Republic of Somalia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Somali
- Demonym(s): Somali;[4]
- ISO country codes: SO, SOM, 706
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .so
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- Somalia is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Africa
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Somalia
- High: Shimbiris 2,450 m (8,038 ft)
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,340 km
- Population of Somalia: 8,699,000 - 90th most populous country
- Area of Somalia: 637,661 km2
- Atlas of Somalia
Environment of Somalia
- Climate of Somalia
- Environmental issues in Somalia
- Ecoregions in Somalia
- Protected areas of Somalia
- Wildlife of Somalia
Natural geographic features of Somalia
- Glaciers in Somalia: none [5]
- Rivers of Somalia
Regions of Somalia
Ecoregions of Somalia
Administrative divisions of Somalia
Administrative divisions of Somalia
Regions
Claimed territory
Demography of Somalia
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- Form of government:
- Capital of Somalia: Mogadishu
- History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
- History of Somalia (1991-2006)
- Elections in Somalia
- Political parties in Somalia
Branches of the government of Somalia
Executive branch of the government of Somalia
Legislative branch of the government of Somalia
- Parliament of Somalia: Federal Parliament (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Somalia
Foreign relations of Somalia
International organization membership
The Republic of Somalia is a member of:[6]
Somalia is one of only 7 U.N member countries, which are not a member state of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Law and order in Somalia
- Alcohol in Somalia
- Cannabis in Somalia
- Capital punishment in Somalia
- Constitution of Somalia
- Crime in Somalia
- Human rights in Somalia
- Law enforcement in Somalia
- Marriage in Somalia
- Xeer
Military of Somalia
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: Yusuf Osman Dumal
- Forces
- Military history of Somalia
Local government in Somalia
Local government in Somalia
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- Current events of Somalia
- Economic history of Somalia
- History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
- Maritime history of Somalia
- Military history of Somalia
- Somali Civil War
- Attempts at reconciliation in Somalia (1991–2004)
- Factions in the Somali Civil War
- Timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2006 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2007 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2008 timeline of the War in Somalia
- 2009 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2010 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2011 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2012 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2013 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2014 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2015 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2016 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2017 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2018 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- Somalia War (2006–2009)
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- Somali Civil War
- Political history of Somalia
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- Architecture of Somalia
- Cuisine of Somalia
- Languages of Somalia
- Media in Somalia
- National symbols of Somalia
- Public holidays in Somalia
- Religion in Somalia
Art in Somalia
Sports in Somalia
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 153rd (one hundred and fifty third)
- Agriculture in Somalia
- Banking in Somalia
- Communications in Somalia
- Companies of Somalia
- Currency of Somalia: Shilling
- Economic history of Somalia
- Energy in Somalia
- Health care in Somalia
- Mining in Somalia
- Somalia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Somalia
- Transport in Somalia
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