> Which country makes up the horn-shaped part of the Horn of Africa?And the answer: Somalia. Somalia (in red) on a map of AfricaLocated on the southern end of the Red Seaand stretching into the Gulf of Aden, the Horn of Africa is the easternmostregion of the continent. Including the countries of Djibouti, Somaliland,Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, the area is sometimes called the Land of theBerbers, or the Somali peninsula.Somalia is home to rich history and tradition, with mythology dating back beforeeven the rise of Islam. Oral history frames Somali culture and often representsthe country's unique cultural interchange, as indigenous beliefs remain strongand are often syncretized with those of the Islamic Qurʾān. Somali mythologyoften surrounds includes belief in jinn, supernatural spirits, and ghouls,treacherous shape-changing spirits who are said to inhabit significant featuresof the landscape, including wells, crossroads, and burial grounds.The Somali people comprise the grand majority of Somalia's population. However,as due to the arbitrary creation of the country's borders following Europeanconquest in the region, Somalia's culture, language, and way of life is largelysynchronous with nearby northeastern Kenya, the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, andthe southern part of Djibouti. As a result, the Somali language as well asArabic are regionally known and widely spoken. As a country historically dependent upon various farming practices, roughlytwo-fifths of the Somali population live permanently in settled communitieswhile the other three-fifths are nomadic pastoralists. Most of the settledpopulation resides in the northern regions of Somalia where rainfall and generalaccess to water is greater. Fun Fact!In 1973, Somalia adapted an official orthography as based on the Latin alphabet.Up until that point, Somali had been an unwritten language upheld largelythrough oral transmission. While war and internal conflict continue to plague this historic region, Somaliacontinues to revive their tradition and cultural practices for generations tocome. Learn more about Somali culture in the video below.