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Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Yemen. It achieved independence in 1960 after being under Italian and British control. The current government is the Transitional Federal Government, which is struggling to restore order after the 1991 collapse of Siad Barre's regime and subsequent civil war. Somalia has a population of around 10 million people, with the majority being ethnic Somalis. The economy relies heavily on money transfer companies and telecommunications due to a lack of formal government statistics and disruption from civil unrest.

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Somalia

Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Yemen. It achieved independence in 1960 after being under Italian and British control. The current government is the Transitional Federal Government, which is struggling to restore order after the 1991 collapse of Siad Barre's regime and subsequent civil war. Somalia has a population of around 10 million people, with the majority being ethnic Somalis. The economy relies heavily on money transfer companies and telecommunications due to a lack of formal government statistics and disruption from civil unrest.

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INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

• Name : Saifulla Iqbal Ahmed


• Class : MBA-(Marketing)
• Semester : IV
•Roll No. : 9020
• Subject : Country Presentation
Somalia
Introduction
• Somalia, officially the Republic of Somalia, formerly known as the
Somali Democratic Republic under communist rule.
• Located in the Horn of Africa.
• It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the
southwest, the gulf of Aden with Yemen to the north, the India
ocean to the east and Ethiopia to the west.

• Capital - Mogadishu
• Language(s) - Somali, Arabic
• Government - Socialist Republic, single party
• President - Mohammad Siad Barre
• Prime Minister - Mohd. Haji Ibrahim Egal
Independence
• Following  World War II, Britain retained control of both British
Somaliland and Italian Somaliland.
• In November 1949, the United Nations granted Italy trusteeship of
Italian Somaliland, but only under close supervision and on the
condition — first proposed by the Somali Youth League (SYL) and
other nascent Somali political organizations.
• Somalia achieved independence within ten years.
• British Somali land remained a protectorate of Britain until 1960.
Politics
• The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is the current
internationally recognized federal government of Somalia.
• The TFG is the most recent attempt to restore national institutions
to Somalia after the 1991 collapse of the Siad Barre regime and
the ensuing Somali Civil War.
•  2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), an Islamist organization,
assumed control of much of the southern part of the country and
promptly imposed Shari'a law.
• The TFG sought to reestablish its authority with the assistance
of Ethiopian troops , African Union peacekeepers and air support
by the United States, managed to drive out the rival ICU and
solidify its rule.
Geography
• The nation has a total area of 637,657 square kilometers.
• Somalia's land boundaries extend to about 2,340 kilometers, 58
kilometers of that is shared with Djibouti, 682 kilometers ,with
Kenya, and 1,600 kilometers with Ethiopia.
• Its maritime claims include territorial waters of 200 nautical
miles.
• Cal Madow is a mountain range in the northeastern part of the
country.
• Due to Somalia's proximity to the equator, there is not much
seasonal variation in its climate.
• Hot conditions prevail year-round along with
periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.
• Mean daily maximum temperatures range from 30 to 40 °C.
Health
• Until the collapse of the federal government in 1991, the
organizational and administrative structure of
Somalia's healthcare sector was overseen by the Ministry of
Health.
• Regional medical officials enjoyed some authority, but healthcare
was largely centralized.
• The socialist government of former President of Somalia Siad
Barre had put an end to private medical practice in 1972.
•  Much of the national budget was devoted to military
expenditure.
Economy
• According to the CIA and the Central Bank of Somalia, despite
experiencing civil unrest, Somalia has maintained a healthy
informal economy, based mainly on money transfer companies
and telecommunications.
• Due to a dearth of formal government statistics and the
recent civil war, it is difficult to gauge the size or growth of the
economy.
• For 1994, the CIA estimated the GDP at $3.3 billion. In 2001, it was
estimated to be $4.1 billion. By 2009, the CIA estimated that the
GDP had grown to $5.73 billion, with a projected real growth rate
of 2.6%.
Cont….
• The Central Bank of Somalia indicates that the country's GDP per
capita is $333, which is lower than that of Kenya at $350, but
better than that of Tanzania at $280 as well as Ethiopia at $100.
• About 43% of the population live on less than 1 US dollar a day,
with about 24% of those found in urban areas and 54% living in
rural areas.
Demographics
• Somalia has a population of around 10 million inhabitants, about
85% of whom are ethnic Somalis.
• The total population according to the 1975 census was 3.3
million. 
• Civil strife in the early 1990s greatly increased the size of
the Somali Diaspora, as many of the best educated Somalis left for
the Middle East, Europe and North America.
• Non-Somali ethnic minority groups make up the remainder of the
nation's population, and are largely concentrated in the southern
regions.

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