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das Somalia  Somalia

Die Hauptstadt von Somalia ist Mogadischu, eine der gefährlichsten Städte der Welt.
The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

Related: das Österreich Austria, das Sambia Zambia — Austria and Zambia are two more rare exceptions to the general rule that countries ending in -ia in English have an -ien ending in German: Australia/Australien, Bolivia/Bolivien, etc. See Nations of the World (in English and German) for more.

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