Speaking of Somalia, the first reaction is the island, in fact, in Somalia in addition to pirates, there are many real situations, let's take a look at it today.
In 2008, Somali pirates hijacked a cruise ship "Sirius", which is a super large cruise ship, 330 meters long, displacement of up to 3.318 million tons, at most can carry 2 million barrels of oil crude oil, about a quarter of Saudi Nissan crude oil, even if there are many escorts on board, Somali pirates threw and hijacked Sirius, and issued a ransom of 25 million US dollars, fortunately the Saudi prince has a bargaining skill, Cut the ransom of $25 million to $3 million.
This was one of the most successful operations of Somali pirates, and since then, there have been more and more pirates in Somalia.
Somali pirates have really achieved "relying on the sea to eat the sea", in the most rampant time, the amount of extortion every year is as high as 400 million yuan, the annual income of pirates is more than 500,000, driven by high interests, many ordinary people have also joined, so that here is a mess of porridge.
Somalia, the easternmost part of the African continent, covers an area of 637,000 square kilometers, and Somalia also has the longest coastline in Africa, with a local population of about 15.44 million and a per capita GDP of only $480.
In the 17th century BC, Somalia was known as the "Horn of Africa" and also established the State of Bonte on the Somali Peninsula, mainly producing spices. When Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty went to the West for the third time, he also visited several cities in Somalia, and the local simple people saw Zheng He's team and were excited, and mailed a "giraffe" to Zhu Di. After Zhu Di received the gift, he asked, "What is this?" ”
Officials at the bottom said that this is the legendary "Qilin", Zhu Di asked "why is the neck of the Qilin so long", and the officials replied "because this Qilin is very motivated".
After the establishment of the Somalia state, it still retains a very strong tribal character, and the two will ask which tribe they belong to when they first meet. The Somali population is basically of Somali ethnicity, which is divided into The Sabu and the Samalays, who make up five-sixths of the country's population.
There are less than 1 million hectares of arable land, and more than 10 million people need to be fed, and due to years of war, food cannot be supplied, in the 1990s, food production could still be 400,000 tons, and by 2010, only 230,000 tons could be produced.
Fortunately, there are more camels in the local area, and in 2012, there were 7 million local camels, which is the largest number of camels in the world. Livestock farming in Somalia is relatively well developed, with seven out of ten of the country's population engaged in camel-related industries.
The status of camels in Somalia is very high, the local people regard camels as relatives and friends, people cherish camels, thank them, so no one is allowed to desecrate camels, and without explicit permission, they are not allowed to take pictures and videos of camels.
In the 1970s, the literacy rate in Somalia was only 2%, after a series of literacy campaigns, it rose to 60%, the civil war broke out, and once it returned to the pre-liberation period, until now, the literacy rate in Somalia was only 40%. Due to the war, the health care of the masses is very poor, only the capital has a public hospital, and the level of health care is the lowest in Africa.
The mountains and waters of Somalia have a different flavor, and only by being in it can you feel the beauty of it, rich in minerals including uranium, iron and tin, and oil and gas, but no one has developed it.
The official currency of Somalia is Somalia, the only one in the world that does not counterfeit currency, because the cost of counterfeiting is much higher than the value of real money.
In the market, bundles of banknotes on the ground are sold, and a dozen yuan can buy a small car of local banknotes, and these local "billionaires" are mostly ragged, yellow-skinned and thin bottom masses, even if they are wrapped in money, there is still a risk of not having enough to eat.