Somalia

**Somalia**, officially the **Kingdom of Somalia**, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east and Aussa, Oromia, Kaffa, and Kenya to the west.

## History

### Black Monday

Black Monday had a considerable effect on Somali history, as Turkish investments made prior to the economic collapse would essentially reset, allowing the Boqor to develop a more clear foreign policy. Initially focusing on redeveloping Somalia's industry on its own, the defeat of the Rashidi dynasty by the House of Saud would demonstrate the power of Egypt, inspiring Maxamuud to reach out to Egyptian diplomats.

Egyptian-Somali relations would become a boon for the country, as it would create a new market for grain that could end Somalia's food security issues. Importing Egyptian grain, seasonal famine would become far less common in Somalia, allowing the increasingly urbanized Somali population to reliably feed itself every year.

### Somali Renaissance

Cairo would become the model for which Maxamuud would model his new state, studying the recent Egyptian industrial and military growth as an inspiration for the Somali Renaissance. These efforts would culminate in two Egypt-funded megaprojects: the Barawa-Zeila Line (later renamed to the Axmed Ibraahim al-Qaasi Railroad) and the Mogadishu Port Renaissance Project, both of which would lead to Somalia being more interconnected and internationally present than ever before.

These efforts would continue to inspire nationalist efforts at home. The Osmanya alphabet, initially designed by Cusmaan Yuusuf Keenadiid, the Sultan of Hobyo, would be standardized and taught in schools as the official script of the Somali language, with initiatives taken to build more schools and institutes for higher learning so that the script may be standardized.

In 1938, a constitution would be introduced for Somalia. Despite the country taking an increasingly anti-German foreign policy, the model of its government regarding local monarchies had become an inspiration for the "lower clans" besides the Warsangali, and the Somali clans would become their own federal units as a result. In addition, the Assembly of Clans would be founded as the lower house of the greater National Assembly of Somalia.

## Politics

The National Assembly is dominated by independents, each usually with their own clan affiliation and association. Due to the broad executive power of the Boqor, the role of political parties has been greatly diminished, with the Somali Youth League, one of the only major parties, only holding a fraction of Assembly seats.

## Military

The Somali Armed Forces (SAF) are divided into four branches: the Royal Somali Army Royal Somali Navy, Royal Somali Air Forces, and the Somali Gendarmerie. Of these branches, the Royal Somali Navy and Royal Somali Air Force are notable, as they are two of the most powerful of their kind in sub-Saharan Africa, with considerable investment being poured into both following the Second Weltkrieg.

Aside from the centralized army, each clan and federal division also retains their own local militia and guard, who organize federally into the Somali Military Council and, during times of war, flood the central army with a reliable source of manpower. This system served as the main inspiration to Uganda's revolutionaries following the Kenya Border War.