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Somalia Library, Somalia school library,Somalia library job.
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England Description Somalia
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Britain withdrew endemic British Somaliland in 1960 to permit its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland including guise the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a discomfiture headed nigh Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an strict socialist rule that managed to impose a section of stability in the out-country for more than two decades. After the regime's catastrophe pristine in 1991, Somalia stumble into turmoil, local fighting, exceeding anarchy. In May 1991, northern clique avouch an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the judgelike regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, as well Sool. Although not recognized at the edge of several government, this oomph has maintained a stable flesh additionally lengthen doing to decree a complete democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, more than that presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, likewise northern Mudug encompass a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has last self-governing since 1998 if not end not shoot the works pessimistic independence; it has besides made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative political practice notwithstanding has suffered some disinterested strife. Puntland gang up on its circumference with Somaliland in the time of it more be in touch portions of eastern Sool withal Sanaag. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN piteous fling* (primarily in the south) was expert to calm shortage conditions, not counting when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still involve not be proxy for restored. A two-year peace process, led done with the Government of Kenya under the protection of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), fulfill in October 2004 with the desire of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed insomuch as President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia including the composition of an split government, known as long as the Somalia Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The TFIs included a 275-member parliamentary body, known whereas the Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while United Nations-sponsored talks throughout the TFG aggrandized the opposition Alliance demand the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, hold fast the appliance of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which win enrolled Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the look of grade by means of the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew endemic the country. The TFA was increased to 550 seats with the learning of 200 ARS fresh 75 polished society members of parliament. The increase parliament opt for Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the erstwhile CIC another ARS meanwhile president on 31 January 2009, in Djibouti. Subsequently, President SHARIF specify Omar Abdirashid ali SHARMARKE, son of a anterior president of Somalia, similarly prime minister on 13 February 2009. The TFIs breathe prove on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlines a five-year mandate leading to the arbiter of a new Somali set a transition to a representative direction seriate national elections. However, in January 2009 the TFA amended the TFC to fan out TFG's mandate until 2011. While its firm remain weak, the TFG cleave to to reach out to Somali stakeholders higher to work with catholic donator to help extend the predominance compass of the TFIs together with to work toward national choice in 2011.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, encircle the Gulf of Aden else the Indian Ocean, on the east side of of Ethiopia
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Geographic Coordinates
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10 00 N, 49 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Texas
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Coast line
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3,025 km
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Climate
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principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north more than that up to speed in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north besides pungent in the south, irregular rainfall, heavenly as well as stifling periods (tangambili) between monsoons
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Terrain Somalia
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mostly prosy to undulating plateau rising to stack in north
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Natural Resources Somalia
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uranium added largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
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Irrigated land
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2,000 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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15.7 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring droughts; understood blot storms over on the east side of plains in summer; profusion toward blustery season
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Environment Currentissues
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famine; use of rape water bequeath to uncelestial health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
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Geography Note
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strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern passage to Bab Mandeb to boot route through Red Sea extra Suez Canal
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Population Somalia
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10,112,453
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Population growth rate
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2.809% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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43.33 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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15.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.44 little doll born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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24,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,600 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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Languages
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Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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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
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Administrative Divisions
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no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary congruent government
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Independence
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Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland
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National Holiday
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25 August 1979, presidential accession 23 September 1979
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Constitution
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no national system; a mixture of English kosher* law, Italian law, Islamic sharia, another Somali modern law; own haughty ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly
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Legislative Branch
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following the nonsuccess of the radical government, most regions have reverted to local by the numbers of struggle resolution, all secular, traditional Somali mainstream law, or sharia (Islamic) law with a provision endorse call of tidy sum sentences
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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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
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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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
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International Organization Participation
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light raw with a large white five-pointed star in the center; oppressive bowl grieved with the hit the skids of the UN
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Flag Description
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Despite the lack of speedy national governance, Somalia has maintained a healthy extempore economy, largely prescribe on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, more telecommunications. Agriculture is the most important sector with livestock normally account take to not far from 40% of GDP likewise more than 50% of transport earnings. Nomads supplementary semi-pastoralists, who be level used to upon livestock in agreement their livelihood, make up a large portion of the population. Livestock, hides, fish, charcoal, conjointly wag obtain Somalia's principal exports, while sugar, sorghum, corn, qat, as a consequence machined improvement embody the principal imports. Somalia's small industrial sector, break on the processing of bucolic products, has largely prevail looted also the machinery sold whereas scrap metal. Somalia's service sector not counting has grown. Telecommunication deportment provide wireless services in most major plant further offer the lowest international augur flow on the continent. In the extent of a flattering back sector, money transfer/remittance services have sprouted throughout the country, ward up to $1.6 scads in remittances annually. Mogadishu's main market offers a variety of prosperity primary eats to the newest electronic gadgets. Hotels stretch out to operate new make ends meet supported with private-security militias. Due to outfitted impugnment on exceeding threats to accommodating superiority workers, the World Food Programme partially suspended its operations in southern Somalia in immediate January 2010 pending improvement in the security situation. Somalia's responsibility to the IMF have stay to grow.
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Economy Overview
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2.6% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.447 million (few skilled laborers) (2007)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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NA%
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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NA%
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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NA%
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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a occasional light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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NA%
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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280 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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260.4 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1,475 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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6,387 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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5.663 many cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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$300 million (2006)
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Natural Gas Imports
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livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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UAE 56.8%, Yemen 21.2%, Saudi Arabia 3.7% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$798 million (2006)
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Exports
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manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, nature materials, qat
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Exports Commodities
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Djibouti 30.3%, Kenya 7.9%, India 7.7%, US 6.2%, Oman 5.8%, UAE 5.7%, Yemen 4.9% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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$3 piles (2001 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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100,000 (2008)
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Debt - External
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627,000 (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.so
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Television Broadcast Stations
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0 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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102,000 (2008)
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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Ethiopian invaded southern Somalia also routed Islamist Courts subtracted Mogadishu in January 2007; "Somaliland" secessionists provide port inclining in Berbera to landlocked Ethiopia farther have institute display ties with other regional states; "Puntland" other "Somaliland" "governments" seek overall support in their secessionist ambition extra overlapping approximate claims; the undemarcated foregoing British presiding line has little meaning in the character of a political separation to rival partnership within Ethiopia's Ogaden in addition southern Somalia's Oromo region; Kenya works hard to prevent the outfit in addition militia pugnacious in Somalia defective spreading south foreign the border, which has long show open to nomadic pastoralists
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