The Republic of Somalia is a country slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas with a land area 637,657 square kilometers. Situated in the "horn of Africa," Somalia is the shape of the number seven or a rhino horn. Somalia's terrain includes mostly plateaus, plains, and highlands. It also has the ... of the world. The current President of Somalia is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Prime Minister is Abdi Farrah Shirdon Said. The Republic of Somalia also has its own monetary unit known as the Somali shilling. In the words of Jamie Boszko, a history Professor at Kean University, "Civilization...

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