Somalia Countryside
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Djibouti to its north-west, Kenya to its south-west, the Gulf of Aden to its north, the Indian Ocean to its east and Ethiopia to its west. Somalia itself is slightly smaller than the state of Texas in the USA and features a coastline that stretches for 1880 miles that not only served as a basis for trading across the far east, but also established fishing as a major feature of the Somalia economy rather than agriculture.
Somalia countryside consists of the Karkaar Mountains in the far north, to highlands, plains and plateau's,
most of which are 600 feet above sea level, that are all subject to a hot, arid environment that limits agriculture to the southwest of the country where Somalia's rivers the Juba
(left) and Shebelle,
both originating in Ethiopia,
can be found as they flow into the Indian Ocean. Somalia's other
main rivers, the Daror and the Nugaaleed only flow
for part of the year.
As can be seen from this video showing images of the Somalia countryside, vegetation is sparse, consisting mainly of thorny bushes and plumes of grasses.
The Somali countryside is subject to little rainfall, and what does occur, does so irregularly, leading to recurring droughts familiar across the Horn of Africa together with high temperatures and monsoon winds.
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