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Somalia
Eastern AfricaCapital Mogadishu3 neighbours
Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu. Somalia is next to Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.
A way to remember it
The sharp hook of the Horn of Africa, curling east towards the Arabian Peninsula, with Ethiopia behind it and Kenya below.
Good to know
It has the longest coastline of any mainland African country.
Quick facts
- CapitalMogadishu
- RegionAfrica, Eastern Africa
- Land borders3 countries
- Also known asFederal Republic of Somalia, Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fiderāliyya, aṣ-Ṣūmāl
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya