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Background Stats: compare key data on Mozambique & Somalia

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  • Independence day date: Date.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
STAT Mozambique Somalia
Independence day date June 25 July 1
Land border length 4,571 km
Ranked 40th. 95% more than Somalia
2,340 km
Ranked 77th.
National anthems P\u00e1tria Amada ( Lovely Homeland ) Qolobaa Calankeed
Neighboring countries and territories Comoros (M) France (M) Madagascar (M) Malawi (L) South Africa Swaziland (L) Tanzania Zambia (L) Zimbabwe (L) French Southern and Antarctic Lands ( France ) (M) Djibouti Ethiopia (L) Kenya Yemen (M) Somaliland Somaliland, which considers itself independent, is the only part of Somalia to border Djibouti
Overview <p>Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique has been battered by civil war, economic mismanagement and famine.</p> <p>A peace deal in 1992 ended 16 years of civil war, and the country has made much progress in economic development and political stability.</p> <p>Portugal began to colonise the area that became Mozambique in the early 16th century. An anti-authoritarian coup in 1974 in Portugal ended colonial rule and its ten-year war with the Frelimo independence movement.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890416">Full Article</a> <p>Somalia was without a formal parliament for more than two decades after the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991.</p> <p>Years of anarchy followed the downfall of President Barre, and it was not until 2012, when a new internationally-backed government was installed, that the country began to enjoy a measure of stability once more.</p> <p>The decades of fighting between rival warlords meant that the country was ill-equipped to deal with natural disasters such as drought, and around half a million people died in the Somali famines of 1992 and 2010-12. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094503">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of national independence days (List); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of national anthems (Anthems of United Nations member states) ("List of Member States" . United Nations . Retrieved 2011-07-21 .); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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