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Somalia

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❏ Language: The official language of Somalia is Somali
❏ Population: There are 14.742.523 People
❏ population density: 637.657 People live in one km²
❏ Area: Somalia has an area of 23,5 km²
❏ Timeshift: Compared to Austria time shifts by 2 hours earlier
❏ Random Fact: Somalia has one of the lowest life expectancies in the world

Lahoh

Some will call it lahoh, others laxoox or anjero, canjeero, canjeera, or canjeelo. So many names for this thin bread that is popular in Somalia, Yemen, as well as Djibouti.

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Culture - Somalia

A Somali’s family is the most important aspect of their life. It forms the basis of people’s support networks, with relatives being mutually reliant on one another.

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Special Sights

Most of Somalia is a desert region - hot, dry, and dusty conditions are present throughout most of the year. A great deal of Somalia’s infrastructure was destroyed during the civil war.

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Ethiopia

Somalia borders Ethiopia to the west.

Djibouti

Somalia borders Djibouti to the north-west.

Kenya

Somalia borders Kenya to the south-west.

Gulf of Aden

Somalia is located in the Gulf of Aden (to the north).

Indian Ocean

Somalia is located in the Indian Ocean (to the east).

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