Somalia

Africa
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia.

10 00 N, 49 00 E

President Sharif Ahmed	Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke

Capital

Mogadishu 

Government
Coalition government 

Religion
Sunni Muslim

Population 
 9,832,017

Ethnic groups  
Somalis (85%), Benadiri, Bantus and other non-Somalis (15%).

National Language
Somali, Arabic

National Day
1 July 1960 (from UK) 

Anthem
Soomaaliyeey Toosoow (Somalia, Wake Up) 

Attractions
Bakara Market, Las Geel , Mogadishu, National Parks 

Website

http://www.hiiraan.com

Art & Cultural

The ICON  

Adal Sultanate Ruins                                         Zeila, also known as Zaila, is a port city on the Gulf of Aden coast, situated in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia. Located near the Djibouti border, the town sits on a sandy spit surrounded by the sea. It is is known for its offshore islands, coral reef and mangroves. Landward, the terrain is unbroken desert for some fifty miles. Berbera is 170 miles southeast of Zeila, while the Ethiopian city of Harar is 200 miles to the west. Local control of Zeila is disputed between Awdalland, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.