Geographicals

Somalia

Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator and, with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya, is often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It comprises Italy's former Trust Territory of Somalia and the former British Protectorate of Somaliland. The capital is Mogadishu.

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Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator and, with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya, is often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It comprises Italy's former Trust Territory of Somalia and the former British Protectorate of Somaliland. The capital is Mogadishu.

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Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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  1. Z01w.058w.290w.120w.730w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Somalia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012998. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012998
  2. Somalia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia
  3. Somalia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1045