!!!Somalia: Geography
||Location|Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
||Geographic Coordinates|10 00 N, 49 00 E[{GoogleMap location='10.0,49.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''637,657 sq km\\''land: ''627,337 sq km\\''water: ''10,320 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||Land boundaries|''total: ''2,340 km\\''border countries: ''Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km
||Coastline|3,025 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Indian Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Shimbiris 2,416 m
||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Shimbiris 2414 m; Xaubub 2380 m; Surud Cad 2370 m; Waraq 2361 m; Jilin 2246 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] 
||Terrain|mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
||Natural Hazards|recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season
||Natural Resource|uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.73%\\''permanent crops: ''0.05%\\''other: ''98.23% (2011)
||Climate|principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
||Irrigated Land|2,000 sq km (2003)
||Renewable Water Resources|14.7 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements
||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Mogadishu; Hargeysa; Marka; Berbera; Kismayo\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Mogadishu; Hargeysa; Berbera; Kismayo; Marka\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Somalia/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal