Outline of Somalia

The location of Somalia
An enlargeable map of Somalia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Somalia:

Somalia – country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland,[1] and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands.[2] Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.[3]

  1. ^ "Coastline". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Somalia". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Somalia – Climate". countrystudies.us. 14 May 2009.