1, Somalia covers an area of 637,000 square kilometers and has a permanent population of about 15 million. The country has an extremely advantageous geographical location. It is the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is the only way for ships to Suez Canal land!
2, Somalia GDP is only 7 billion US dollars, less than one-third of Macau, my country, and is one of the least developed countries in the world.
3, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is the current president of Somalia. He graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo and holds dual nationality of the United States and Somalia .
4, there are millions of refugees in Somalia, and the ongoing civil war has left Somalia in a state of anarchy for many years, causing the country to become chaotic and fragmented.
The coastline here is 3,200 kilometers long, guarding the main shipping lanes. Many people have taken risks and become pirates in order to solve their food and clothing problems. They extort merchant ships from various countries all the year round, and crew members have been hijacked from time to time!
5, Animal husbandry is the mainstay of Somalia's economy, accounting for 40% of the gross national product. However, frequent natural disasters here and backward planting technology mean that food production is not high.
6, Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, is a city with a population of 1.5 million and has two airports. The famous Chinese navigator Zheng He made two voyages to Mogadishu.
This is also a tourist attraction in Somalia. However, due to today's security issues, almost no foreign tourists travel here. Mogadishu is about 200 kilometers away from the equator, but the summer temperature is only about 30°C.
In ancient China, Mogadishu was called Mugudushu. It has a long history and is known as the "land of frankincense and myrrh". The city is full of camels. It is said that the number of camels is greater than the population of the city. many!
7, Somaliland , which has always wanted to establish an independent country, has not been recognized internationally, but the region has long been "divided into two" with Somalia. The security here is better than that in Somalia, with a population of about 3.5 million, and the government is located in Hargah. Sa .
8, many African countries have railways, but there are currently no railways in Somalia, and transportation is still mainly highways.
9, Islam is the state religion of Somalia. Muslims account for 99% of the total population. Religion requires that women here must wear headscarves.
