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Somalia is known as Federal Republic of Somalia, is a semi-arid land in the Horn of Africa which lies along the Gulf It has a total area of 246,201 square miles (637,657 square kilometres), which is slightly smaller than Texas…
Somalia has the longest coastline on the continent’s mainland.
Somalia is flat in the south but go north and you’ll see mountains that reach more than 6,500 feet (2,000 metres).
The official languages are Somali and Arabic whilst English and Italian are second languages.
Agriculturally Somalia produces bananas, corn, sorghum (type of grain), coconuts, cattle and also fish.
The country exports livestock, hides, fish, bananas and charcoal.

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