# Outline 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, and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /soʊˈmɑːliə/ soh-MAH-lee-ə
* Common English country name: Somalia
* Official English country name: The Federal Republic of Somalia
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Somali
* Demonym(s): Somali;
* ISO country codes: SO, SOM, 706
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SO
* Internet country code top-level domain: .so

## Geography of Somalia

* Somalia is: a country
* Location:
** Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
** Africa
*** East Africa
**** Horn of Africa
** Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
** Extreme points of Somalia
*** High: Shimbiris 2,450 m (8,038 ft)
*** Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
** Land boundaries: 2,340 km
       Djibouti 58 km
       Ethiopia 1,600 km
       Kenya 682 km
   * Coastline: 3,025 km
* Population of Somalia: 8,699,000 - 90th most populous country
* Area of Somalia: 637,661 km$^2$
* Atlas of Somalia

### Environment of Somalia

* Climate of Somalia
* Environmental issues in Somalia
* Ecoregions in Somalia
* Protected areas of Somalia
** National parks of Somalia
* Wildlife of Somalia
** Flora of Somalia
** Fauna of Somalia
*** Birds of Somalia
*** Mammals of Somalia

#### Natural geographic features of Somalia

* Glaciers in Somalia: none
* Rivers of Somalia

### Regions of Somalia

States and regions of Somalia

#### Ecoregions of Somalia

List of ecoregions in Somalia
* Ecoregions in Somalia

#### Administrative divisions of Somalia

Administrative divisions of Somalia
* Regions of Somalia
** Districts of Somalia
*** Cities in Somalia

##### Regions

Regions of Somalia
* Bakool
* Banaadir
* Bari
* Bay
* Galguduud
* Gedo
* Hiiraan
* Jubbada Dhexe
* Jubbada Hoose
* Mudug
* Nugaal
* Shabeellaha Dhexe
* Shabeellaha Hoose

##### Claimed territory

* Awdal
* Sanaag
* Sool
* Togdheer
* Woqooyi Galbeed

### Demography of Somalia

Demographics of Somalia

## Government and politics of Somalia

Politics of Somalia
* Form of government:
* Capital of Somalia: Mogadishu
* History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
* History of Somalia (1991-2006)
* Elections in Somalia
* Political parties in Somalia

### Branches of the government of Somalia

Government of Somalia

#### Executive branch of the government of Somalia

* Head of state: President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
* Cabinet of Somalia

#### Legislative branch of the government of Somalia

* Parliament of Somalia: Federal Parliament (unicameral)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Somalia

Judiciary of Somalia

### Foreign relations of Somalia

Foreign relations of Somalia
* Diplomatic missions in Somalia
* Diplomatic missions of Somalia

#### International organization membership

The Republic of Somalia is a member of:
Somalia is one of only 7 U.N member countries, which are not a member state of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

### Law and order in Somalia

Judiciary of Somalia
* Alcohol in Somalia
* Cannabis in Somalia
* Capital punishment in Somalia
* Constitution of Somalia
* Crime in Somalia
** Kidnapping and hostage taking in Somalia
** Piracy in Somalia
** Terrorism in Somalia
* Human rights in Somalia
** LGBT rights in Somalia
* Law enforcement in Somalia
* Marriage in Somalia
** Polygamy in Somalia
* Xeer

### Military of Somalia

Military of Somalia
* Command
** Commander-in-chief: Yusuf Osman Dumal
*** Ministry of Defence of Somalia
* Forces
** Army of Somalia
** Navy of Somalia
** Air Force of Somalia
* Military history of Somalia

### Local government in Somalia

Local government in Somalia

## History of Somalia

History of Somalia
* Current events of Somalia
* Economic history of Somalia
* History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia
* Maritime history of Somalia
* Military history of Somalia
** Somali Civil War
*** Attempts at reconciliation in Somalia (1991–2004)
*** Factions in the Somali Civil War
*** Timeline of the War in Somalia
**** 2006 timeline of the War in Somalia
**** 2007 timeline of the War in Somalia
**** 2008 timeline of the War in Somalia
**** 2009 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2010 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2011 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2012 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2013 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2014 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2015 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2016 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2017 timeline of the Somali Civil War
**** 2018 timeline of the Somali Civil War
*** Somalia War (2006–2009)
*** Somali Civil War (2009–present)
* Political history of Somalia

## Culture of Somalia

Culture of Somalia
* Architecture of Somalia
* Cuisine of Somalia
* Languages of Somalia
* Media in Somalia
* National symbols of Somalia
** Coat of arms of Somalia
** Flag of Somalia
** National anthem of Somalia
* Public holidays in Somalia
* Religion in Somalia
** Islam in Somalia
** Christianity in Somalia
*** Roman Catholicism in Somalia

### Art in Somalia

* Somali art
* Cinema of Somalia
** Somaliwood
* Literature of Somalia
* Music of Somalia

### Sports in Somalia

Sports in Somalia
* Somalia national football team
* Somalia national beach soccer team
* Somalia League
* Somalia Cup
* Somali Football Federation
* Somalia national basketball team
* Somalia at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Somalia

Economy of Somalia
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 153rd (one hundred and fifty third)
* Agriculture in Somalia
* Banking in Somalia
** Central Bank of Somalia
* Communications in Somalia
** Internet in Somalia
* Companies of Somalia
* Currency of Somalia: Shilling
** ISO 4217: SOS
* Economic history of Somalia
* Energy in Somalia
* Health care in Somalia
* Mining in Somalia
* Somalia Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Somalia
* Transport in Somalia
** Airports in Somalia
** Rail transport in Somalia

## Education in Somalia

Education in Somalia
* National Library of Somalia
* Universities in Somalia