Somalia
SomaliaA country on the so-called ‘horn’ in the north-east of Africa.
Physical.
Somalia has north and south-east coasts on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean and borders Ethiopia and Kenya inland. Along its north coast, desert plains rise to the red sandstone hills of a northern plateau. There the only vegetation is thorn-scrub. The south of the country is lower and has one permanent river, the Juba, as a source of irrigation.Economy.
One of Africa's poorest countries and heavily dependent on foreign aid, Somalia has suffered from drought, flooding, famine, civil war, and high foreign debt in recent years. The main exports are livestock and bananas; other crops are sugar cane, maize, and sorghum. Industry is confined to processing agricultural products. Mineral resources include lead, gold, zircon, coal, uranium, and kyanite, but most of these are not fully exploited.History.
The kingdom of Punt,...[The entire page is 687 words long]
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