Somalia ( ; ; ), officially the
Federal Republic of Somalia (, ), is a country located in the
Horn of Africa. It is bordered by
Ethiopia to the west,
Djibouti to the northwest, the
Gulf of Aden to the north, the
Indian Ocean to the east, and
Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the continent's mainland, and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Climatically, hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.