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Somalia
Somalia is a republic on the Somali peninsula in extreme eastern Africa. This 246,200 sq mi republic is home to approximately 9.36 million inhabitants as of 2010. Somalia’s largest and capital city is Mogadishu.
818 Questions
What countries can Somali citizens go to without a Visa?
Maldivian citizens can go to any of the SAARC counties without a visa, as they will give you visa on arrival..Maldivians can go to the UK, Turkey, Malaysia (Thailand, ONLY when they have tourism promotion time- this year its free visa on arrival for two weeks till Jan 2010!) these countries provide visa on arrival and its free!
Why did the President Bush send US troops into Somalia?
Operation Restore Hope: A humanitarian effort, security and the feeding of starving populations.
What effects did colonization have on the natives of Somalia?
The effects of colonization are that they inherited the french language, people fought and they did not lose most of their cultural value and their religion.
Why are so many Somalians turning to piracy?
... because they need income for their starving people. Their country and government is corrupt and war-ridden, agriculture almost non-existent. The GDP of the 10 million Somalians is less than $600 a year per person (and that includes the rich ones)!
Who was president of the US when food aid was sent to millions of starving Somali people?
Bill Clinton
I believe the correct answer is George H. Bush
yes it is George H. Bush
class 2010-2011 ;)
Yes Bush in his last 2 months of presidency announced the United States would commit troops to Somalia. He committed 25,000 troops in Dec of 1992. By Jan 1993 Bill Clinton took over and quickly worked on scaling down the operation and implement his brand of Peace keeping which eventually lead to the massacre we witnessed on TV.
Who was the President of Somalia in 2008?
he first president of somaliland was abdiraman ali tuur 1991-3
Dead wrong.The first president of Somaliland was the late Mohamed ibrahim Egal.The 5 day head of state June 26-1st of July 1960.
What country is bigger Somalia or Kenya?
Botswant is slightly larger that, Kenya, which lies astride the equator.
Who are the allies of Somalia?
countries who endorse and support their transitional government,as in US which gives weapons to Ethiopia to eliminate the rebellions in Somalia.Also Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Egypt and Jordan.As all they are hoping for is the help & money of Us
Somalia has had and still does have many allies some are:
russia
china
India
eastern Europe
Germany
France
Italy
cuba
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
qatar
Egypt
and is enemies with
united states
Pakistan
Israel
united kingdom and some western countries
Yes but you cant use it because of the war. and they have alot of oil since 1970-2010.
Yes, allot of it. One of the most in the world becuse of the location of somalia, Near The Arabian Peninsula oil and the Uganda/Kenya oil
Why did Italy want somaliland?
it wants to divide the somali people, because they are theri enemy it wants to divide the somali people, because they are theri enemy
Why did the U.S fail in Somalia war?
Because we weren't trying to fight a war against them we weren't prepared for their heavily armed militia.
The insurgents lost over 1500 killed, 1500 wounded. We had 19 killed, 73 wounded. This hardly rates as a victory for the insurgents.
Somalia is a coastal nation, with all of it's Eastern and Northern borders giving onto the Indian Ocean. To it's South and West, it borders Ethiopia, with Eritrea on it's far North West frontier.
What is the main mode of transport for the nomads who make up half of Somalia's population?
IT was beacuse they wanted to
What animals are native to Somalia?
Somalia has a very large and diverse bird population among which are cuckoos, owls, doves, pigeons and parrots.
Click on the link below for more information on Somalian Wildlife
