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Somalia

Location : eastern africa. bordering the gulf of aden and the indian ocean. east of ethiopia

Geographic Coordinates : 10 00 n. 49 00 e

Map Reference : africa

Area : total: 637.657 sq km land: 627.337 sq km water: 10.320 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than texas

Somalia More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 2.340 km border countries: djibouti 58 km. ethiopia 1.600 km. kenya 682 km

coastline : 222

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 200 nm
Climate: principally desert; december to february - northeast monsoon. moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; may to october - southwest monsoon. torrid in the north and hot in the south. irregular rainfall. hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons

Terrain : mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north

Elevation extremes : lowest point: indian ocean 0 m highest point: shimbiris 2.416 m

Natural Resources :uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore. tin. gypsum. bauxite. copper. salt. natural gas. likely oil reserves

Land use : arable land: 1.67% permanent crops: 0.04% other: 98.29% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 2.000 sq km (1998 est.)