1. You are now in a LAWLESS LAND!

2. SOMALIA!!

3. GEOGRAPHY... Located in the NE part of Africa, next to the Middle East
Capital—Mogadishu
Slightly smaller than Texas
Many droughts in summer, floods during rainy season

5. RELIGION
Mostly Islam – this is due to location

6. GOVERNMENT Prior to 1991 Constitution developed in 1979
Executive power held by a president
Only one legal political party =
“Somalia Revolutionary Socialist Party”

7. GOVERNMENT Post 1991 Government overthrown by warlords
Mayors became warlords
Area known as a “Lawless Land”
No permanent national government

9. ECONOMICS One of the poorest nations in the World GDP: $600
65% of the economy is based on agriculture
Due to various natural hazards -droughts/famine, many of the cattle are ill and no one will purchase this from them

10. SOCIAL STRUCTURE Population…Approx 8.9 million Life expectancy is:
47 male
50 female

11. EDUCATION Prior to 1991 it was free, literacy rates were up
Post 1991-only 8% of school age children are in school
Now instead of attending school children learn the way of the streets… chew khat, shoot guns

12. EXPRESSIVE Language: Somali is the main
Also Italian, English and Arabic
Literacy Rate:
age 15 and over can read and write male: 49.7% female: 25.8%

13. Why was this not completely successful?
Operation Restore Hope – UN mission to give food to Somalis
Somali officials had over 40 checkpoints set up for food to go through
The typical 3-day trip turned into a 21-day journey

14. Limited Jobs
Refugees have fled to Kenya and Ethiopia
The market is poor, still based on farming and herding

15. TIME FOR... The True Story of
BLACK HAWK DOWN