Somealia

= =  somalia

[[image:125px-Flag_of_Somalia_svg.png width="242" height="148" align="left"]]
==Demographics ==

Mortality rate: 113.1/1000
==Religions (Write down all religions and percentages that follow each):Ethnicities (Write down all ethnicities and percentages for each):Ethnicity/race: Somali 85%, Bantu and others 15% (including Arabs 30,000) == ==  // **Sources you used to find this information: ** //[|//http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107979.html//] **Languages:** Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian    == Land area: 242,216 sq mi (627,339 sq km); total area: 246,199 sq mi (637,657 s



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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Climate =  Somalia has a tropical but not torrid climate, and there is little seasonal change in temperature. In the low areas, the mean temperature ranges from about 24°C to 31°C (75° to 88°F). The plateau region is cooler, the southwest warmer. The periodic winds, the southwest monsoon (June–September), and the northeast monsoon (December–March) influence temperature and rainfall. Rain falls in two seasons of the year: heavy rains from March to May, and light rains from September to December. Average annual rainfall is estimated at less than 28 cm (11 in). Droughts are not infrequent. = = = = = = = CULTURE =
 * What does ethnic dress in your country look like?

= Men- Western pants and a (kilt) which is a western shirt, and shawls. On their heads they may wrap a turban or wear a koofiyad or in other words a embroidered cap.  =

  = Women- =
 * ===Direh, a long, billowing dress worn over petticoats. ===
 * ===Coantino, a four-yard cloth tied over shoulder and draped around the waist. ===
 * ===Toob, commonly worn throughout Africa ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(0,255,0); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">Hijab, and head scarfs are very common ===

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 * What kind of ethnic food do they eat

= Somali meals are meat driven, vegetarianism is relatively rare). Goat, beef, lamb and sometimes chicken is fried in ghee, or grilled or broiled. It is spiced with turmeric, coriander, cumin and curry and eaten with basmati rice for lunch, dinner and sometimes breakfast. =

other imporant information = This dish is called **Waakye**, and it's basically a platter of beans and rice with spaghetti (yes, I said spaghetti), a boiled egg, and fried fish. It's origins are in **Ghana.** =