Somalia is the easternmost country on Africa’s mainland Shaped like the number 7 it covers 246,201 square miles 637,657 square kilometers on the Horn of Africa Somalia shares most of its western border with Ethiopia Kenya lies to the southwest A small part of the country’s northwestern border touches Djibouti Somalia has the second-longest coastline in Africa Its northern shores dip into the Gulf of Aden which separates the country from the Arabian Peninsula The Indian Ocean stretches along Somalia’s eastern coast Mogadishu is Somalia’s capital city It stands along the Indian Ocean in the southeastern part of the country 4 Where Is Somalia
W N S E Djibouti Gulf of Aden Somalia Ethiopia Kenya Mogadishu Indian Ocean Did you know land and Punt Somal self-governing regions They were formed ia of Somal Somal the fal after land are in northern the 1990s ia’s government in i l 55
Did you know two dry seasons and rainy seasons each year ia has Somal two Somalia is a land of flat grassy plains and arid weather It is hottest and driest along the northern coast Shrubs dot this sandy desert-like area called the Guban Rivers appear only when it rains South of the Guban mountains stretch from east to west Their peaks include Mount Shimbiris Somalia’s highest at 7,900 feet 2,400 meters 6 The Land
Jubba River Grassy plateaus cover most of the center of the country Nomadic Somalis travel over them following their herds of grazing livestock The land becomes greener to the south Much-needed water for farmland flows from the Jubba and Shabeelle Rivers Land near the Kenyan border is thickly shaded by thorny bushes and acacia trees 7
