{"population":11031386,"blurb":{"text":"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. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of more than 18 million, of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. As one of Africa's most ethnically homogenous countries, around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis. The official and national language of the country is Somali while Arabic is recognised as a second language. The overwhelming majority of the population are Sunni Muslims.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia"},"vexillology":{"text":"The national flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12, 1954, and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was initially used within the Trust Territory of Somaliland before being adopted by the short-lived State of Somaliland and the Somali Republic. It is an ethnic flag for the Somali people. The white five-pointed star represents the five regions in which the Somalis reside.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Somalia"},"flagDesign":{"text":"As an ethnic flag, the five-pointed white Star of Unity in its center represents the main five areas where the Somali ethnic group form the indigenous majority: Djibouti (former French colony), Somaliland (former British protectorate), the Somali region in formerly Italian Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in formerly British Kenya, and Somalia (former Italian colony). It now officially denotes the sky as well as the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Somali Sea, which flank the country. The blue color of the flag was selected in tribute to the United Nations who helped to form the country of Somalia during its status as a trust territory from 1950–1960.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Somalia"},"photos":["https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2014_12_19_Somali_Football-21_%2816119628156%29.jpg/500px-2014_12_19_Somali_Football-21_%2816119628156%29.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/2015_01_25_Turkish_President_Visit_to_Somalia-1_%2816176887607%29.jpg/500px-2015_01_25_Turkish_President_Visit_to_Somalia-1_%2816176887607%29.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/AMISOM_Progress_photos_-_Mogadishu_%2851835616143%29.jpg/500px-AMISOM_Progress_photos_-_Mogadishu_%2851835616143%29.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Abdullahi_Yusuf_Ahmed_%2828-03-2006%29B.jpg/500px-Abdullahi_Yusuf_Ahmed_%2828-03-2006%29B.jpg"]}