Somalia

Economic Activities Primary (65% of economy) Bananas Livestock (40%) Cattle & Sheep Fishing Secondary (10% of economy) Fish canning - Coca-Cola Hides/Skins - Dole Fruit Piracy

Geography Flat plateaus, few mountains Less than 2% of land is arable 16 inches of rainfall/year Drought = Sandstorms Less than 2% of land is arable Extreme famine Ruralization (60%) 80% are nomadic or semi-nomadic (herders)

Human Characteristics 37% literacy rate Not enough money Girls denied right to education Islam Al Shabaab Extreme Poverty 43% live on < $1/day Language Somali and Arabic Life expectancy 51 US = 78 Growth Rate 1.75% -9.51 migrants/1,000 population

Clan Structure Somaliland (Green) Puntland (Purple) Independent “Country” 35% of population Puntland (Purple) Central/Southern Somalia High amount of violence Warlords

Government in Somalia Dictatorship US gets involved in 1991 Siad Barre 1969-1991 Civil War Opposed Clan Structure US gets involved in 1991 300,000 dead due to famine/civil war

Reasons For Leaving Somalia Graphic Organizer Reasons For Leaving Somalia Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3 Reason 4 Reason 5