Somalia
geographical name
So·ma·lia
sō-ˈmä-lē-ə 
sə-,
-ˈmäl-yə
country in eastern Africa bordering on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean and crossed by the Equator in the far south; capital Mogadishu area 246,201 square miles (637,657 square kilometers), population 11,259,000
Note: Somalia was formed in 1960 by the union of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland.
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“Somalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Somalia. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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