A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society.
Dad si xawli ah u koraya (kan ugu badan dunida Carabta), dhul-beereedka xadidan, iyo ku-tiirsanaanta Niilka dhammaantood waxay sii wadaan inay ka badbadaan kheyraadka iyo culeyska bulshada.