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    Somalia Geography - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/somalia/somalia_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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


      Geographic coordinates: 10 00 N, 49 00 E


      Map references: Africa


      Area: total: 637,657 sq km
      water: 10,320 sq km
      land: 627,337 sq km


      Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Texas


      Land boundaries: total: 2,340 km
      border countries: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km


      Coastline: 3,025 km


      Maritime claims: territorial sea: 200 NM


      Climate: principally desert; December to February - northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October - southwest monsoon, torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons


      Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north


      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
      highest point: Shimbiris 2,416 m


      Natural resources: uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves


      Land use: arable land: 1.66%
      permanent crops: 0.04%
      other: 98.3% (1998 est.)


      Irrigated land: 2,000 sq km (1998 est.)


      Natural hazards: recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season


      Environment - current issues: famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification


      Environment - international agreements: party to: Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
      signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban


      Geography - note: strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal

      NOTE: The information regarding Somalia on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Somalia Geography 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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