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Pirates explain that taking hostages for a long dollar, and to protect their fishermen. Indeed, fishing - the main income of the country. rather - exports of shark meat. In doing so, Somalis sharks do not eat. Still export bananas from Somalia and leather goods (hopefully not human).

Somali Embassy in Moscow is located on the ground floor of one of the high-rise buildings in the area Zyuzino usual two-bedroom apartment.

Eat in one of the five poorest countries in the world, mostly Italian food: pasta, ravioli, lasagna, tagliateli. This is what little was left of the Italians, who in the 60s Somalia recognized its colony. And another language. In Somalia speak Somali, Arabic, Italian and English.

"Kalinka» (qalinka) in Somali means "surgeon". This language belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is spoken also in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Every self-respecting Somali carries a weapon: an old TT or Hungarian PM. Pirates like Kalashnikov rifles and grenade launchers. Women prefer bladed weapons and often let him move.

Oddly enough, in Somalia - one of the lowest levels of HIV infection in Africa. But epidemics of other diseases and dehydration each year kills more than a third of children under five years.

Instead of toys to children at once give military weapons. Last year, a Somali radio station "Andulus" conducted among children aged 10 to 17 years of competition on knowledge of the Koran. In the first place was given a Kalashnikov rifle and $ 700.

The emblem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Somalia shows goat.

Currency Somalia - Shilling, equal to 100 cents. In one US dollar in 1600 shillings - a whole bunch of local currency thickness of two fingers. In the shop there decided to go with a bag of money.

The main wealth of Somalis - not money, and camels. Local nomadic herders, which in Somalia, most (but not pirates as you thought) are considered wealthy if they have a dozen camels.

Pirates get ransom for hostages in special capsules. Usually bargaining begins with the astronomical sums, and ends a few hundred dollars for the whole team. Dividing the booty, pirates often lose their comrades in disputes.

The most famous African model Iman Abdul Majid came from Somalia. Her father - a diplomat, not the poorest people in the country, sent his daughter to study in Egypt, where she fled to the United States. By the time Iman for several years was married to a local guy, but left him for modeling career. In the US case it went up the hill: she starred for Vogue, Star Trek and other films, was married to David Bowie. Now she is already 57 years old, she retired, engaged in charity and promotes ethnic makeup. The best thing you can do if you were born in Somalia, and for some reason did not become a pirate - to emigrate away.

Fleeing from Somalia everything and aimlessly. Diaspora Somalis - one of the largest in the world. But they are selective: in the national census, in our country does not live any citizen from Somalia. Russian Somalis do not like and believe barbarians and despots.

However, its small footprint in the Russian culture Somalia - still left. In 1913, with an ethnographic expedition to the Somali Peninsula visited Gumilev. According to the results, he wrote the following lines: "In Africa, there is no whole dreadful Somalia, not their land desolate." Here, perhaps, and everything even more about giraffes he wrote.

Local children read stories with titles: "The test soothsayer", "human judgment", "Tragedy", "Knocked eyes hyena." I wonder what they dream then.

Ringtone for the song Lady Gaga in Somalia can be flogged, and the public. A couple of years ago a religious Islamist group "Al-Shabab" prohibited the use of any ringtones, except verses of the Qur'an (Hadith) that read the mullahs. In areas that are controlled by "Al-Shabab" can not dance at weddings, playing football and watching movies.