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| DESCRIPTION |
| Somalia, also called the Somali Democratic Republic, is located on the Horn of Africa, the easternmost part of the African continent. The total area is 637,657 sq km, and the capital is Mogadishu.
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| POPULATION |
| The 1995 estimated population was 8.9 million, though 13 million is an estimated average which includes Somalis living outside Somalia. About 70% of all Somalis are nomads who travel with their herds through Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Somalia joined the Arab League in 1974.
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| LANGUAGES SPOKEN |
| The official language of Somalia is Somali, which, despite attempts to introduce Arabic script, uses the Roman alphabet. Arabic and English are also used widely |
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