Northern Somali (or Northern-Central Somali) forms the basis for Standard Somali. Benadiri (also known as Coastal Somali) is spoken on the Benadir coast from Adale to south of Merca, including Mogadishu, as well as in the immediate hinterland. Hero’s welcome for Omar Artan after Somali’s World Cup dreams dashed Referee Omar Artan was denied from the US, where he was set to become the first Somali to officiate at a FIFA World Cup. A Somali is a member of the people historically of the Horn of Africa occupying all of Somalia, a strip of Djibouti, the southern Ethiopian region of Ogaden, and part of northwestern Kenya. The Somali people make up the overwhelming majority of Somalia’s population. They are divided into numerous clans, which are groups that trace their common ancestry back to a single father. Livestock accounts for upwards of 40% of the GDP and 50% of export earnings. Somalia has a population of 19 million people within its borders, 10 million in neighboring countries, and nearly 2 million in the global diaspora. About 10% of the Somali diaspora live within North America. Nearly 80,000 people of Somali descent currently live in Minnesota, roughly 78% of whom reside in the Twin Cities, according to the St. Paul-based group Wilder Research. Northern Somali (or Northern-Central Somali) forms the basis for Standard Somali. Benadir (also known as Coastal Somali) is spoken on the Benadir coast, from Adale to south of Merca including Mogadishu, as well as in the immediate hinterland. Society US fraud arrest in Somalia hits extradition hurdles Society Rubio, King Charles hail Somalia on National Day Society EU tightens visa rules for Somalis over returns row Society Somali court jails activist Sadia Bajaaj for three years The Gulf of Aden forms Somalia's northern borders and the Somali Sea and Guardafui Channel bound it to the east. Somalia Bordering Countries: Kenya, Ethiopia. Regional Maps: Map of Africa Outline Map of Somalia The blank outline map respresents mainland Somalia. Authorities in Minnesota struggled for years to stem the recruiting of young Somali men by the Islamic State group and the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab.