Somalia

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[[image:http://www.somaliculture.net/art/somali.jpg width="142" height="210"]] Women sometimes wear hijabs, and long dresses.
= **Climate**- = Its is very hot and dry year round, except in higher elevations. They have two rainy seasons, April to June and October to November. Tempetures range from 105 degrees in the summer to 78 degrees in the winter. It is the hottest in Somalia from Febuary to April. = Animals- = There are many differnt kinds of birds in Somalia, anywhere from pigions to parrots. Some of the differnt animals are Beira Antelope, African Elephant, Golgen Mole, African Wild Donkey, Cheetah, Gazelle, Lions, Red Bish Squirrl, Leopards, Zebra's, and many many more. = Religion- = Islam is primary religion in Somalia, most are Sunni Muslim 90% Muslim with a Christian Minority mainly Roman Catholic. = Poverty- = Poverty started in 1960 with its independence. When Britian and Italy Colonist left the country the country's government was left broke. The reason behind it's constant poverty are: frequant famine and droughts, unfavorable climate, unavailable government planning and constant political crisis.

Status of People-
They are Nomads by nature, most belong to six main clans. The Darod, The Isaq, THe Hawiye, The Dir, The Digil, and The Rahanweyn. To greet each other they shake hands, but not with the opposite sex. = Boy Soilders- = The boy soldiers in Somalia range in age from 8 to 16 years old. The boys are being drafted by the al-Shabab in Somalia to fight in the conflict. The boys are often very hostile and violent, and the number of boy soldiers in Somalia is unknown. Some of the boys are drugged, brainwashed of paid 50 dollars a month to fight. Hundreds of kids are recruited and taken to training camps in southern Somalia. When they get out of the training camps they are sent out to go fight every where in Somalia. The boys are often found on street corners armed with AK47s. The U.N. estimates there are 300,000 boy soldiers involved in conflict world wide.

​ Size- Slighty smaller than Texas