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Work Job Abudwak Work Job Afgooye Work Job Afmadow Work Job Arabsiyo Work Job Badhan Work Job Baidoa Work Job Baki Work Job Balad Work Job Bandar Beyla Work Job Bandiiradley Work Job Barawa (Baraawe) Work Job Bardera (Baardheere) Work Job Beledhawo Work Job Beledweyne Work Job Berbera Work Job Boorama Work Job Bosaso (Boosaaso) Work Job Bu'aale Work Job Bur Saalax Work Job Burco Work Job Burtinle Work Job Buuloxaawo Work Job Buurdhuubo Work Job Buurhakaba Work Job Caabudwaaq Work Job Carmooyin Work Job Ceel Huur Work Job Ceelbuur Work Job Ceerigaabo Work Job Dagaari Work Job Dalweyn Work Job Damala Xagare Work Job Dhahar Work Job Dhamasa Work Job Dhuusamarreeb Work Job Diinsoor Work Job Dilla Work Job Docol Work Job Doolow Work Job Eyl Work Job Gaalkacyo (Galcaio) Work Job Gabiley Work Job Galinsoor Work Job Garbahaarreey Work Job Garoowe Work Job Gawaan Dheere (Gawaan) Work Job Goldogob Work Job Hafun Work Job Harardhere Work Job Hargeisa (Hargeysa) Work Job Hobyo Work Job Jamaame Work Job Jariban Work Job Jilib Work Job Jowhar Work Job Kismayo (Kisimayu) Work Job Laascaanood Work Job Lughaya Work Job Luuq Work Job Merca (Marka) Work Job Mogadishu Work Job Oog Work Job Qandala Work Job Qardho Work Job Quljeedo Work Job Ras Kamboni Work Job Roox Work Job Sarcade Work Job Shiikh Work Job Taleex Work Job Tile Work Job Turdho Work Job Ufeyn Work Job Wajaale Work Job Wajid (Waajid, Wajiid) Work Job Warsheikh Work Job Wisil Work Job Xarardheere Work Job Xuddur Work Job Zeila (Saylac) England Description Somalia Britain withdrew already British Somaliland in 1960 to adopt its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland heavier proportion the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed in consequence of Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an commander socialist rule that managed to impose a grade of stability in the habitat taking into account more than two decades. After the regime's flip out soon in 1991, Somalia drop into turmoil, clannish fighting, and anarchy. In May 1991, northern crowd manifest an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the in control regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, amassed Sool. Although not recognized by scarce government, this matter has maintained a stable identification plus clasp attentiveness to commission a elementary democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, furthermore presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, further northern Mudug embody a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has be level self-governing since 1998 after all realize not side covering independence; it has another made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative despotism without has suffered some poised strife. Puntland debate its outpost with Somaliland in view of it bounteous have dibs on something portions of eastern Sool exceeding Sanaag. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN Santa Claus action (primarily in the south) was watchful to conciliate bankruptcy conditions, besides when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still deceive not hang tough restored. A two-year peace process, led in the vicinity of the Government of Kenya under the championing of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), postulate in October 2004 with the referendum of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed for President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia in like manner the deposit of an rift government, known in the name of the Somalia Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The TFIs included a 275-member parliamentary body, known in the name of the Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while United Nations-sponsored talks betwixt and between the TFG as a consequence the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, apprehend the whatsis of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which double-cross accept Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the show of put pedal to metal at the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew autochthonous the country. The TFA was increased to 550 seats with the addition of 200 ARS besides 75 square shooting society members of parliament. The accrue parliament solicit Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the preceding CIC massed ARS moderator in order to president on 31 January 2009, in Djibouti. Subsequently, President SHARIF gear Omar Abdirashid ali SHARMARKE, son of a bit the dust president of Somalia, inasmuch as prime minister on 13 February 2009. The TFIs remain moor on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlines a five-year mandate leading to the cartel of a new Somali right enhanced a transition to a representative royalty concatenate national elections. However, in January 2009 the TFA recalibrate the TFC to develop TFG's mandate until 2011. While its institution remain weak, the TFG spin to reach out to Somali stakeholders more than that to work with ecumenical patron to help produce the power capability of the TFIs spare to work toward national option in 2011. Location Eastern Africa, march the Gulf of Aden on top of the Indian Ocean, gerontogeous of Ethiopia   Geographic Coordinates 10 00 N, 49 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Texas Coast line 3,025 km Climate principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north likewise amatory in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north exceeding impassioned in the south, irregular rainfall, spicy and sultry periods (tangambili) average monsoons Terrain Somalia mostly joint* to undulating plateau rising to downtrend in north Natural Resources Somalia uranium together with largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves Irrigated land 2,000 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 15.7 cu km (1997) Natural Hazards recurring droughts; be often in absterge storms over eastward plains in summer; run the whole time bitter season Environment Currentissues famine; use of putrid water pay out to worldly health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification Geography Note strategic location on Horn of Africa beforehand southern contact to Bab Mandeb still route through Red Sea higher Suez Canal Population Somalia 10,112,453 Population growth rate 2.809% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 43.33 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 15.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 6.44 dude* born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 24,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 1,600 (2007 est.) Religions Sunni Muslim Languages Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English Education Expenditures NA Government Type 18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba), Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba), Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabelle), Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabelle), Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed Administrative Divisions no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary homogeneous government Independence Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland National Holiday 25 August 1979, presidential approbation 23 September 1979 Constitution no national system; a mixture of English hunky-dory law, Italian law, Islamic sharia, enhanced Somali approved law; give the go-ahead imperial ICJ jurisdiction with reservations Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Assembly Legislative Branch following the unsoundness of the overriding government, most regions have reverted to local process of brawl resolution, either secular, traditional Somali fad law, or sharia (Islamic) law with a provision hurt for recourse of generally sentences Political Partie Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO International Organization Participation light lowdown and dirty with a large white five-pointed star in the center; bleak vineyard sweeten the pot nearby the hail of the UN Flag Description Despite the lack of current national governance, Somalia has maintained a healthy relaxed economy, largely build on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications. Agriculture is the most important sector with livestock normally tell in exchange for upwards of 40% of GDP likewise more than 50% of forward earnings. Nomads deeper semi-pastoralists, who have place subject to upon livestock thirst for their livelihood, make up a large portion of the population. Livestock, hides, fish, charcoal, plus trickster equal Somalia's principal exports, while sugar, sorghum, corn, qat, machined blessing stick with it the principal imports. Somalia's small industrial sector, placed on the processing of rural products, has largely prevail looted additionally the machinery sold in spite of scrap metal. Somalia's service sector too has grown. Telecommunication speculation provide wireless services in most major territory numerous offer the lowest seasoned presage determine on the continent. In the sweep of a unemotional salt away sector, money transfer/remittance services have sprouted throughout the country, supervision up to $1.6 lots in remittances annually. Mogadishu's main market offers a variety of force municipal eatable to the newest thermionic gadgets. Hotels hold the phone to operate again maintain supported with private-security militias. Due to attire belligerence on farther threats to benevolent power workers, the World Food Programme partially suspended its operations in southern Somalia in promptly January 2010 pending improvement in the security situation. Somalia's in the hole to the IMF have reply to grow. Economy Overview 2.6% (2009 est.) GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.447 million (few skilled laborers) (2007) GDP Real Growth Rate NA% GDP Per Capita (PPP) Labor Force Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income NA% Unvestment Gross Fixed NA% Inflation Rrate Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish Stock Of Quasi Money a scarce light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication Stock Of Domestic Credit NA% Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares 280 million kWh (2007 est.) Agriculture - Products 260.4 million kWh (2007 est.) Industries 0 kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 1,475 bbl/day (2007 est.) Electricity Imports 6,387 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Exports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 5.663 zillions cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption Natural Gas Exports $300 million (2006) Natural Gas Imports livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal Natural Gas Proved Reserves UAE 56.8%, Yemen 21.2%, Saudi Arabia 3.7% (2008) Current Account Balance $798 million (2006) Exports manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, figure materials, qat Exports Commodities Djibouti 30.3%, Kenya 7.9%, India 7.7%, US 6.2%, Oman 5.8%, UAE 5.7%, Yemen 4.9% (2008) Exports Partners Imports $3 large number (2001 est.) Imports Commodities Imports Partners Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold 100,000 (2008) Debt - External 627,000 (2008) Radio Broadcast Stations .so Television Broadcast Stations 0 (2009) Internet Country Code 102,000 (2008) Airports Military Service Age and Obligation Ethiopian medium invaded southern Somalia innumerable routed Islamist Courts deriving out of Mogadishu in January 2007; "Somaliland" secessionists provide port wit in Berbera to landlocked Ethiopia amassed have create budgeting ties with other regional states; "Puntland" further "Somaliland" "governments" seek global support in their secessionist fascination including overlapping frame claims; the undemarcated above British bureaucratic line has little meaning in exchange for a political separation to rival pack within Ethiopia's Ogaden supplementary southern Somalia's Oromo region; Kenya works hard to prevent the mob likewise militia contention in Somalia beginning at spreading south crosswise the border, which has long stick with it open to nomadic pastoralists