Somalia

= **Somalia** =

**Welcome to my Safari**


Somalia lies Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia**. The climate there is mostly hot and dry. The total population in Somalia is 8.5 million big. The people in Somalia are speaking most of the time English and Italy.**




 * This is Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. On this picture is the Skyline of Mogadishu. Mogadishu was years ago very poor, but now it has more money than before.**



This is the flag of Somalia. The people in Somalia, say the blue represents the bright blue sky. The five-pointed white star stands for African unity and freedom. Each point represents one of the five territorial origins of Somali ethnicity, comprising Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and the former Italian and British colonies.

From the seventh to the 12th centuries, Somalia’s area was settled by nomadic peoples, who were joined by Muslim traders. In Somalia are living 9,832.017 people.



**Somalia has lots and lots of traditions like weedings, life ceremonies as births. Nearly everytime events like this are celebrated with songs and dances. The people like music a lot because they could show their emotions.there are mostly 3 kinds of music they use: folc, lyric and modern. They think those 3 kinds of music are the best to show their emotions.**

In Somalia are very nice places such like the Main Archway (argo) of Mogadishu city which Italian colony in 1930’s builded.
 * [[image:main_archway_argo_galleryfull.jpg]]



Livestock, hides, fish, charcoal, and bananas are Somalia's principal exports, while sugar, sorghum, corn, qat, and machined goods are the principal imports.

Many Somalis engage in subsistence hunting, gathering, and use of timber in order to survive.



In Somalia the people mostly are eating milk and meat from their herds.

The goods of Somalia and other stuff are sometimes transported by plane, cars and LKWs and of course ships Somalia is one of the only country which still have pirates. In Somalia are a lot of crimes and they had a lot of wars in the past.

I hope you liked my Safari in Somalia! **