Somalia is officially known as the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
The Capital and largest city is Mogadishu.
The president is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud . After his term ended on 2.16.17, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed succeeded him as president.
The official languages are Somali and Arabic.
What is Al-Shabaab and what are its aims? They are an al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia. They hope to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state but has launched attacks in other countries as well.
