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Fun fact 3 about Somalia

Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow
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The Macrobians, who may have been ancestral to Somalis, were reputed for their longevity and wealth, and were said to be the 'tallest and handsomest of all men'.

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Somalia

Population
19.7M
Area
637,657 km²
Capital
Mogadishu
Continent
Africa
67th most populous country in the world

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.

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