Federal Republic of Somalia

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Federal Republic of Somalia
Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya
جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية
Flag of Federal Republic of Somalia
Flag
Coat of arms of Federal Republic of Somalia
Coat of arms
Light green territory disputed with Somaliland
Light green territory disputed with Somaliland
Capital
and largest city
Mogadishu
Official languagesSomali
Arabic
Area
• Total
637,657 km²
Population
• 2020 estimate
15,893,219

The Federal Republic of Somalia, also known as Somalia, is a country in East Africa.

History

The United States attacked Somalia in 1993 and killed 500 to 1,000 Somalis. They sent troops to secure areas with oil fields owned by four Statesian corporations.[1]

In 2006, Somalia reunified under one government after over a decade of civil war. George W. Bush soon overthrew the government of Somalia with support from Ethiopia under Meles Zenawi.[2]

References

  1. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 133–134). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
  2. Chris Banks (2022-05-22). "U.S. troops sent back to Somalia: behind the Pentagon’s latest aggression" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-20.