15 positive facts about Somalia.
1. Somalia has one of the most strategic locations on the planet.
2. Somalia has 1/4 of the world uranium.
3. Somalia has the most camels in the world.
4. Somalia has the most frankincense in the world.
5. Before the civil war in 1991, Somalia had the largest and strongest army in Africa.
6. Somalis were the first Africans to embrace Islam.
7. Somalia was the first African country to hold a peaceful election after the independence.
8. Somalia was the first African country to trade with Arabia, Persia, India and far east like China and Indonesia.
9. Somalia were the first Africans to conduct a successful naval warfare against a European superpower.
10. Somalia was the first Africans to acquire advanced weapons like musketeers and cannons during the Abyssinian-Adal war.
11. Somalis during the Ajuran period were the only hydraulic empire in Africa.
12. Somalis resisted the European colonization the longest during the Dervish period where Somalia was the first Africans and even Muslims to have aeroplane bombs and tanks against simple warriors with guns.
13. Somalia is home to some of the oldest civilization like the Land of Punt where they had diplomatic trade and alliance with the ancient Egyptians.
14. Somalia is the most homogeneous country in Sub-saharan Africa.
15. Somalia has one of the highest percentages of entrepreneurs in the world.