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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.

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How long is flight to Somalia?

Flight times differ greatly depending on where you start and what type of aircraft you use.

If you start in Somalia or close to the Somalian border in for example Ethiopia, flight time would be very short or neglible.

At the other edge of the spectrum is the worst-case scenario where you would be starting at the opposite side of the Earth. Soamlia is roughly 1000 km along its greatest axis and the Earth has a mean radius of 6,371.0 km. For this enterprise you should consider the use of a large airliner such as the Airbus A380 series or the very-long-range Boeing 777-200ER or LR editions. These aircraft typically cruise at roughly 10 km altitude. From this we can deduce that wherever you take off, you are never further away from Somalian mainland than

(2 * pi * (earth mean radius + 10 km) - 1000 km)/2 = 19546.5 km

These airliners effectively cruise at roughly Mach 0.85, that is 85% of speed of sound which is in turn a function of local temprature and density. According to standard atmospheric models temprature is roughly -53oC and pressure 230 hPa at 10 000 m above sea level. This boils down to a local speed of sound of 260 m/s, giving you a velocity of 260 * 0.85 = 221 m/s or about 800 km/h relative to the wind. Thus, neglecting additional takeoff and landing time and weather conditions, the total flight time would be in the magnitude of 24 hours 30 minutes.

Both of the proposed aircrafts have a range in the vicinity of 15 000 km at full passanger capacity. If you travel alone, modifying the aircraft to carry additional fuel is plausible, but with standard production models you are probably forced to make at least one refueling stop. Depending on conditions this will probably make for roughly 2 hours extra travel time.

An option to cut flight times is to travel by some military high-performance fighter aircraft or ideally a SR-71 Blackbird. This would almost double the attainable cruising speed but will require more refuelling stops or very complex use of in-air refuelling facilities (in which case the list of usable aircraft is considerably smaller). As high-speed aircraft are usually one-man vehicles you will need the ability to fly the aircraft yourself. Pilot fatigue can potentially become an issue.

Word of advice: if applicable, you should choose an eastbound route close to the equator to exploit the jet streams and greatly reduce flight time as well as improve efficiency.

Is same-sex marriage legal in Somalia?

No. In fact, homosexual activity is illegal in Somalia.

Was Gary Gordon's body ever retrieved from Somalia?

Yes, according to some people stationed there at the time, all the bodies including Gary Gordon's at the second crash site was recovered by the CIA who went in there after the Battle of Mogadishu. It was a horrible site. Out of all the bodies, Gary Gordon's was the most mutilated out of all of the dead American's possibly from the Somalian's anger from the defense the he and Randy Shugart put up during their last stand. They said that his body was put in a trash bag and dumped at the US Mission.

Who are native people of Somalia?

the native people of Somalia are ajuuran, according to history, they are preprimary tribe of Somalia

Where did the somali pirates capture the American captin?

I dont know.

But, what do pirates smell like?

Do they smell like sweat? Old cheese? What? I need answers..

How do say I swear to god in somali?

ÒWalahiÓ is the term that Somalis use to swear to god. The Arabs and many other muslims similarly used the word ÒWalahiÓ when they are swearing to God.

Who is ducaale fagaase?

Ducaale Fagaase was one of the dhulhanate intellegtuals during the British in northern Somalia. He was from Reer Hagar who oppose both British and Dervish.

Is Somalia in the commonwealth?

Somalia was in Commonwealth in 1953.

Which shipping lines call Somalia?

Currently only Perma Shipping Line is calling Port is calling Mogadishu on simatech vessels offering only container liner service..

US military forces in Vietnam Persian gulf and Somalia were used for?

1. Vietnam-Stop communist aggression

2. Persian Gulf-(1) Protect oil interests 1980-1988 & 1991 (2) Oust Saddam Hussain 2003 (3) Present-Maintain law, order, and stability in the region

3. Somalia-Feed the starving & needy

Who is the Minister of Defense for Somalia?

Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud is the Minister of Defense for Somalia.

Are Somalians of Italian descent?

Yes, Somalians may be of Italian descent. Their country is a former Italian colony in the area of the Horn of Africa, in the northwest. There were interactions and intermarriages between the colonizer and the colonized. That's why some Somalians, Libyans, Ethiopians, and Eritreans know Italian today. In the way of a prominent example, the wife of British musician David Robert Jones Bowie [b. January 8, 1947] is Iman Muhamed Abdulmajid [b. July 25, 1955]. She is a Somalian by birth, and knows Italian well.

How do you say have a good day in somali?

Galab wanagsan (good afternoon)

subax wanagsan (good morning)

Malin wanagsan (good day)

Habeen wanagsan (good night)

- "e" is pronounced a "e" in "egg"

- "x" in Somali is pronounced as a heavy "h"as found in Arabic

Is the war in Somalia a just war. If you compair it to the 'Jus ad bellum' Thanks?

As in every war, there are arguments for and against it.

Since Somalia in practise was/is a textbook example of a failed state, with a lot

of factions and clans there were difficulties reaching a ceasefire agreement.

Thus, it could be seen as a last resort, and also just cause.

However, seeing how the intervention went in the end, one could argue that

the intervention(s) were handled incorrectly. As always, the ones that decide to

go to war will find a way to justify it.

See also to the other side, jus in bello, what happened during the interventions and even further - jus post bellum, how the termination of the war and the time after it was handled, many would argue that the situation was handled poorly.

What is somali original?

Somalis are from Somalia. Somalis are an ethnic group located in theHorn of Africa. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali Language, which is part of the Cushitic subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language family. But if you are asking what we really are? Some people are saying that Somalis are mixed do not even know our history. People debated about weather we are mixed with Arabic or other nationality. But were not. we are 100% NOT ARAB we are African blacks and very proud to be so.

How do you ask a girl out in Somali?

just go talk to them and get the number. talk for awhile then if you like her ask her out