what is Somalia known for?

Answer 1

Somalia has been in crisis since the early 90s, with clan and subclan violence. There are two relatively stable parts -- Puntland and Somaliland -- whereas Mogadishu and the South are still in flux. There is a UN-recognised interim government. The country has suffered recent droughts and flooding.

Somalis are known for chewing qat; also for being very enterpreneurial.

Iman is probably the most famous person from Somalia. Also Siad Barre, the former leader. In the US, Somalia is known for the 1993 "Black Hawk Dawn" incident that resulted in the death of 19 US soldiers and eventual pull-out of the UN peacekeeping force.

Answer 2

Somalia has no recognized central government authority nor any other feature associated with an established independent state. De facto authority resides in the hands of the governments for the unrecognized entities of Somaliland and Puntland and the United Nations-recognized, interim Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which until recently controlled only Baidoa. Violence has plagued Mogadishu, the capital, since warlords ousted former President Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.

Answer 3

Somalia is known for being one of the only nations in the world without a government (as well as Iman).

Answer 4

Iman - former supermodel, businesswoman & David Bowie's wife; Fighting with U.S. forces (Clinton Administration) and dragging bodies of one or two soldiers through the streets. Currently, fighting among warlords and destabilization of the government.

Answer 5

Iman

Answer 6

David Bowies wife, and being attacked by the Americans (but that could be anywhere)