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Somalia Facts:
* Somalia is located in Eastern Africa
* It's borders are Djibouti, Ethipopia, Kenya, Gulf of
Aden, and the Indian Ocean
* Somalia is 637,657 sq km (that is a little smaller than
   the size ofTexas)
* The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu
* Roughly 7,488,773 people inhabit Somalia
* The average life expectancy in Somalia is 46.6 years
* The offical language in Somali, however, Arabic,
   Italian, and English are also spoken
* Most Somalians are Sunni Muslim
* Only 24% of the population above 15 years of age
   can read or write

Somalian Culture:
In Somalia, culture and religion go hand in hand.
Prayer:
* Somalians pray 5 times a day despite location
* Somalians should make abolution before prayer
   which involves washing face, arms, and legs
Religious Holidays:
* Somalians celebrate Ramadan which is a
   Islamic month of fasting from sunrise to sunset
* Id-al-Fitir is celebrated for 3 days after the end
of Ramadan
* Id-al-Adha is another religious celebration 3
months after Id-al-Fitir
* Haj, which is the Muslims pilgrmage to
Mecca,occurs at the same time as the Id-al-Adha