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COUNTRY INFORMATION - SOMALIA

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Location of Somalia
Bordered to the north by the Gulf of Aden, to the south and west by Kenya, to the west by Ethiopia, to the north-west by Djibouti, and to the east by the Indian Ocean. Somalia is an arid country and the scenery includes mountains in the north, the flat semi-desert plains in the interior and the subtropical region in the south. Separated from the sea by a narrow coastal plain, the mountains slope south and west to the central, almost waterless plateau which makes up most of the country.

Airports
Mogadishu is 4 miles west of the city. There is a taxi service to the city centre.

Language
Somali and Arabic are the official languages. Swahili is spoken, particularly in the south. English and Italian are also widely spoken.

Places To Go
Due to heightened tension in the region, travel to Somalia is not currently recommended.

Somali Community Information Centre
1 Chippenham Mews
London
W9 2AN
UK
Tel: (020) 7286 9144.
Fax: (020) 7286 5215.
E-mail: Somalcentre@aol.com
there is no diplomatic representation in the UK at present.

United Nations Development Programme for Somalia (UNDPS)
Centenary House
Ring Road
Westlands Lane
Nairobi
Kenya
Postal address:
PO Box 28832
Nairobi
00200 Kenya
Tel: (20) 444 8434.
Fax: (20) 444 8439.
E-mail: sandra.macharia@undp.org
Website: www.unsomalia.netorwww.so.undp.org

European Commission Somalia Unit (ECSU)
Union Insurance House
Ragati Road
00100 Nairobi
Kenya
Postal address:
PO Box 30475
00100 Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: (2) 712 830 or 713 250.
Fax: (2) 710 997.
E-mail: somalia@cec.eu.int
Website: www.delken.cec.eu.int

The British Embassy in Addis Ababa deals with enquiries relating to Somalia (see Ethiopia section).

CIA World Factbook - Somalia
Somalia News - The latest news, current affairs and info on Somalia.
Somali net - Somalia's gateway to Internet.

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