| States and Territories Established in 1960: Nigeria, Somalia, Cote D'Ivoire, Cyprus, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Benin Contributor(s): Source Wikipedia (Author), Group, Books (Editor), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1155402146 ISBN-13: 9781155402147 Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series OUR PRICE: $25.52 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 154. Chapters: Nigeria, Somalia, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Benin, Gabon, Gujarat, Togo, Central African Republic, Maharashtra, Islamabad Capital Territory, Brazilian Federal District, Mauritania, Republic of the Congo, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, State of Somaliland, State of Katanga, Second Republic of South Korea, Meta Department, South Kasai, Bale Province, Ethiopia, Federation of Nigeria, Central Finland Province, Northern Karelia Province, Northern Region, Nigeria. Excerpt: Somalia ( -lee-; Somali: Arabic: ), officially the Somali Republic (Somali: , Arabic: ) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under communist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory. The internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government controls only a small part of the country. Somalia has been characterized as a failed state and is one of the poorest and most violent states in the world. Somalia covers the eastern-most portion of Africa. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden with Yemen to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Ethiopia to the west. With the longest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall. In antiquity, Somalia was an important centre for commerce with the rest of the ancient world, and according to most scholars, Somalia is where the ancient Land of Punt was situated. During the Middle Ages, several powerful Somali empires dominated the regional trade, including the Ajuuraan State, the Sultanate of... |