Somalia Channel and Indian Ocean to the east, and Ethiopia to the west. It lies between latitudes 2°S and 12°N, and longitudes 41° and 52°E. Strategically located at the mouth of the Bab el Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, the country occupies the tip of a region that, due to its resemblance on the map to a rhinoceros' horn, is commonly referred to as the Horn of Africa. Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland of Africa, with a seaboard that stretches . Its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. The nation has
Scouting in Somalia unrest in the country, no information on the situation on national level is currently available. In February 2007, UNICEF sources reported the existence of a local Scout group, "Boy Scouts of Somaliland", in Ceerigaabo, Somaliland. Though geographically part of the Africa Scout Region, even shown thus on the Region's emblem, Somalian Scouts are apparently participating in Arab Scout Region events on some occasions. Somalia and Somaliland issued postage stamps with Scouting motifs in 1999 and 2003, but it is not clear if they are connected to a specific organization. The Scout Motto in Somalia is "Is diyaari", which means "Be