Somalia is a country in East Africa, long torn apart by a protracted civil war. Strictly speaking, there is no such state as Somalia at the present time, since it ceased to exist, having collapsed into many independent or partially independent state formations. Anarchy reigns on these lands, and, perhaps, Somalia is the last place on Earth that should be visited.
For Somali people, taking firearms with them before leaving home is as natural as shoe-making. Even, perhaps, it is more natural, because not everyone has shoes, but there is a pistol or an automaton in every, even the poorest, hut.
Once in Somalia, a contest was held among children, where the main prize was a certain amount of money and a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
The main legal earnings of Somalis are the production of shark meat and its subsequent export outside the country.
In today’s world, it is Somalia – the main breeding ground for piracy. However, in the Philippines, for example, pirates also have enough, which is contributed by countless islands and islets in those parts.
The most popular food in Somalia is Italian, like pasta, lasagna and the like. This is due to the fact that once this country was a colony of Italy.
Somalia is the only country in the world where anarchy exists not in words, but in practice.
Despite the low standard of living, HIV infection in Somalia is one of the lowest among all countries in Africa.
Somalis measure wealth not in unstable money, but in material values, in particular in camels. A person who has at least a dozen of these desert ships is considered to be prosperous here.
Every third child here does not live to the age of five.
All Somalis dream of escaping from their country somewhere where life is easier. That is, anywhere.
Of all the Somali rivers, only two dryers do not dry out – Vebi-Shebeli and Juba.
During the last All-Russian population census it was discovered that not a single citizen of Somalia resides permanently in Russia.
Piracy off the Somali coasts gained popularity in the 1990s, when the government fell, and other countries began to catch fish off the Somali coast. Defending its almost sole source of food, Somali fishermen took up arms and as a result turned into ruthless pirates.
According to the study, pirated activity annually brings Somalia about two hundred million US dollars.
In Somalia, there is a “pirate exchange”, where stocks are sold and bought. Only this is not the stock of companies and corporations, but the upcoming pirate attacks.
