| − | The '''Somali Republic''' is a [[Muslim]] country that is a combination of two former European colonies known as [[British]] Somaliland and Italian Somaliland. Somalia is a [[Failed State]], [[Somaliland]] declared independence in 1991 and as ruled itself ever sense but other nations do NOT recognized it. Most of Somalia is ruled by warlords.<br> Somalia has been Muslim since A.D. 900 and today is considered one of the bases for pirates and for the [[terrorist]] group [[al-Qaeda]]. Roughly the size of [[New Jersey]] in area and population, Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, its coastline on the [[Indian Ocean]] bordering [[Djibouti]] (the former French Somaliland), [[Ethiopia]] and [[Kenya]]. The capital city is [[Mogadishu]]. | + | The '''Somali Republic''' is a [[Muslim]] country that is a combination of two former European colonies known as [[British]] Somaliland and Italian Somaliland. Somalia is a [[Failed State]], [[Somaliland]] declared independence in 1991 and as ruled itself ever sense but other nations do NOT recognize it. Most of Somalia is ruled by warlords.<br> Somalia has been Muslim since A.D. 900 and today is considered one of the bases for pirates and for the [[terrorist]] group [[al-Qaeda]]. Roughly the size of [[New Jersey]] in area and population, Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, its coastline on the [[Indian Ocean]] bordering [[Djibouti]] (the former French Somaliland), [[Ethiopia]] and [[Kenya]]. The capital city is [[Mogadishu]]. |