Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya; : جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية), is a in the . The country is bordered by Ethiopia to , Djibouti to the northwest, the to the north, the to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on 's mainland. Its terrain consists mainly of , , and . Hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic winds and irregular rainfall. Somalia has an estimated population of around 17.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the and , and has been described as Africa's most culturally homogeneous country. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic , who have historically inhabited the country's north. Ethnic minorities are largely concentrated in the south. The official languages of Somalia are and . Most people in the country are Muslims, the majority of them Sunni.
In antiquity, Somalia was an important commercial center. It is among the most probable locations of the ancient . During the Middle Ages, several powerful Somali empires dominated the regional trade, including the , the , and the .
In the late 19th century, like the and the were colonized by both the and Empire. European colonists merged the tribal territories into two , which were and the . Meanwhile, in the interior, the Dervishes led by engaged in a two-decade confrontation against Abyssinia, Italian Somaliland, and British Somaliland and were finally defeated in the . Italy acquired full control of the northeastern, central, and southern parts of the area after successfully waging the Campaign of the Sultanates against the ruling and . In 1960, the two territories united to form the independent under a civilian government.
 of the seized power in 1969 and established the , brutally attempting to squash the in the north of the country. The SRC subsequently collapsed 22 years later, in 1991, with the onset of the and Somaliland soon declared independence. Somaliland still controls the northwestern portion of Somalia representing just over 27% of its territory. Since this period most regions returned to and . In the early 2000s, a number of interim federal administrations were created. The (TNG) was established in 2000, followed by the formation of the (TFG) in 2004, which reestablished the .
In 2006, with a , the TFG assumed control of most of the nation's southern conflict zones from the newly formed (ICU). The ICU subsequently splintered into more radical groups, including , which battled the TFG and its allies for control of the region. By mid-2012, the insurgents had lost most of the territory they had seized, and a search for more permanent democratic institutions began. Despite this, insurgents still control much of central and southern Somalia, and wield influence in government-controlled areas, with the town of acting as the insurgents' de facto capital. A new provisional was passed in August 2012, reforming Somalia as a . The same month, the was formed and a period of reconstruction began in , despite al-Shabaab frequently carrying out .
Somalia is one of the and is one of the world's lowest. It has maintained an mainly based on livestock, remittances from Somalis working abroad, and telecommunications. It is a member of the , the , , , and the .
== Mappers from Somalia ==
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== List of fictive nations located in Somalia ==
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== Future ==
=== Zarexian Mapper ===
Somalia has lost before they even became . The only way the could make money was through overseas trade. The inland areas, on the other hand, have nothing to offer, which meant that the Somalis had to fight for what little there was. These clan wars continue , and even if the government manages to gain control of all of Somalia, they have a huge gap to catch up. That is why, in several decades, people will still be talking about Somalia as in Africa.
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