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Somalia Vs America Essay

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Somalia is known for being one of the largest African ethnic groups in the world. To the ancient Egyptians, Somalia was known as the “Land of Punt”, because of it production of frankincense and myrrh. The symbol that best represents Somalia is the white star on the flag which was adopted on October 12, 1954. “Each point of the star represents a land that is home to Somali people: the portion within the national boundaries, once divided into two territories, Italian and British; the Ogaden region of Ethiopia; the Northern Frontier District of Kenya; and Djibouti. Somalis hope that one day all these territories can become a unified Somali nation.” (Shurgin)
Somalia is located on the eastern seaboard surrounded by three bodies of water, the Red …show more content…

The population of the United States of America is three hundred and eighteen million eight hundred and ninety two thousand one hundred and three individuals. The birth rate is approximately thirteen babies are born out of a thousand babies, infant mortality rate however is about six babies will die out of a thousand before they are one years old. The death rate is roughly eight individuals die out of a thousand per year. Life expectancy at birth is estimated to about eighty years. The United States of American has many different ethnic groups consisting of Caucasians, African Americans, Alaskan Native, and Pacific Islander. There are many religion found in the United States of America, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim. There are three common languages spoken in the United States, English, Spanish, and Asian. American literacy from age fifteen and older is at ninety nine percent in the entire country. Some may say that the United States of America is a better place to live in comparison to Somalia, and they may be true because of the War Crimes that have been occurring since the late

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