Djibouti

Per Joint Publication 3-24, the operational environment is the composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect how the joint force commander uses available capabilities and makes decisions. It requires a holistic view of insurgent, neutral, and friendly political, military, economic, social, information, and infrastructure systems. Culture can be defined as a collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another

Syria, located in the Middle East and partly connected to Southeast Asia is home to over 22.85 million people. Ethiopia, located in the Horn of Africa shares a border with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south is home to about 94.1 million people. Now there are a lot of differences but very similarities between these two countries. This paper will educate the reader on their differences in government, territory

Sudan has known conflict for most of its existence. The discovery of oil in 1979 served to heighten this conflict as north and south fought over valuable resources. In more recent years human rights violations and genocide have occurred in unsurpassed numbers with the Sudanese governments support. Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state with an issued arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In July 2011

The country of Somalia, is situated in the Horn of Africa, Somalia lies along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Its boundaries are Djibouti in the northwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the Southwest. Somalia itself is slightly smaller than State Texas. COUNTRY OF SOMALIA 3 The country of Somalia is mostly arid and barren, Somalia has two main rivers, the Shebelle and the

the progression of independently governed states. Although popular city-states are found in Greece it is also said that the origin of the city-state was derived from Asia. Today there are only about five city-states; the Vatican, Singapore, Kuwait, Djibouti, and

I. Environment and Natural History Located on the east coast of Africa, in an area known as the Horn of Africa, Somalia is approximately 637,657 square miles (close to the size of Texas) and has just over 1,800 miles of coastline. It is bordered on the west by Ethiopia, on the right by the Indian Ocean; to the north, the boarder is the Shabelle River, and the Juba River to the south. The capital city is Mogadishu and as of 2011, the population is just under 10 million. Somalia is of mixed terrain

Located on the Horn of Africa, Somalia is a small country colonized in the late 1880s by Britain, Italy and France. In the 1960s, Somalia gained its independence but remained a very unstable place. In 1969, a group overthrew the government and Mohammed Siad Barre, the general of the group, became Somalia’s president and dictator until 1991. During his time as president, Mohammed Barre attempted to regain Somali territory from their neighbouring country, Ethiopia, but eventually the fight was lost

The country has an area of 246,201 square miles. The coastline of Somalia measures 1,880 miles. This is the longest coastline of all African countries. Somalia shares its northwest border with Djibouti, its western border is with Ethiopia, and Kenya borders Somalia in the south. Terrain: The terrain of Somalia is mainly plains and plateaus. The north is mostly flat and desert. The northeast contains the Cal Madow mountain range. Shimbir Berris

The Red Sea Coral Reef is full of many different plants and animals that would have died without the protection of the coral reefs. The Red Sea coral reef in all its glory. How Coral Reefs Form Coral reefs form when coral larvae attach to rocks under the water or other hard surfaces. Coral usually starts to form on the edge of islands or continents. As the coral reefs grow the reefs evolve into one of three coral reef structures: fringing, barrier, or atoll. Temperature Coral that is

suffered losses at its borders Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. Although it may look like a great country on the outside, the country’s economy struggles. Roads and railways were destroyed, alliances were broken, and many people left to flee from the mess that was created. Eritrea is a beautiful country with a coastline that covers 620 miles (1,000 kilometers). The country borders Sudan to the North and Northeast, Ethiopia to the South, and Djibouti to the Southeast. The country also shares boundaries