Somalie (pronounced/soʊˈmɑːliə/(deprecatit template)soh-MAH-lee-ə;Somali:Soomaaliya;Arabic:الصومالaṣ-Ṣūmāl), offeecially theFederal Republic o Somalie (Somali:Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya,Arabic:جمهورية الصومال الفدراليةJumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fiderāliyya), is a kintra situate in theHorn o Africae. It is bordered biDjibouti tae the northwast,Kenyae tae the soothwast, theGulf o Aden wiYemen tae the north, theIndie Ocean tae the aest, anEthiopie tae the wast. Wi the langest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly oplateaus,plains anHielands.
Somalie wis never formally colonized.Muhammad Abdullah Hassan'sDervish State successfully repulsed theBreetish Empire fower times an forced it tae retreat tae the coastal region. Due tae thir successfu expeditions, the Dervish State wis recognised as an ally bi theOttoman anGerman Empires.OttomanTurks an aa named HassanEmir o the Somali naition, an theGermans promised tae offeecially recognise ony territories the Dervishes wur tae acquire. Efter a quarter o a century o haudin the Breetish at bay, the Dervishes war finally defeatit in 1920 as a direct consequence o Breetain's new policy oaerial bombardment. As a result o this bombardment, umwhile Dervish territories war turned intae aprotectorate o Breetain.France faced seemilar opposition frae SomaliSultans an armies, an did nae acquire full control o pairts o modren Somalie til theItaly'sFascist era in late 1927. This occupation lasted til 1941, an wis replaced bi aBreetishmilitar admeenistration. Northren Somalie wad remain aprotectorate, while soothren Somalie became atrusteeship. TheUnion o the twa regions in 1960s formed theSomali Republic. A civilian govrenment wis formed, an on 20 Julie 1961, throuch a popularreferendum, a newconstitution that haed first been drafted the year afore wis ratified.
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