חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia |
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Geographic coordinates: |
10 00 N, 49 00 E |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 637,657 sq km
land: 627,337 sq km water: 10,320 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Texas |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 2,340 km
border countries: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km |
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Coastline: |
3,025 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
principally desert; December to February - northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October - southwest monsoon, torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons |
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Terrain: |
mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Shimbiris 2,416 m |
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Natural resources: |
uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
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Land use: |
arable land: 1.67%
permanent crops: 0.04% other: 98.29% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
2,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
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Environment - current issues: |
famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal |
More about Somalia:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia |
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Geographic coordinates: |
10 00 N, 49 00 E |
|
Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 637,657 sq km
land: 627,337 sq km water: 10,320 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Texas |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 2,340 km
border countries: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km |
|
Coastline: |
3,025 km |
|
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
principally desert; December to February - northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October - southwest monsoon, torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons |
|
Terrain: |
mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Shimbiris 2,416 m |
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Natural resources: |
uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 1.67%
permanent crops: 0.04% other: 98.29% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
2,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
|
Environment - current issues: |
famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification |
|
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal |
More about Somalia: