Somalia operates on East Africa Time (EAT), which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+3). The country does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset remains constant throughout the year.
All of Somalia follows the same timezone. Major cities including Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Kismayo, and Bosaso all observe EAT. Mogadishu, the capital and largest city, is located on the Indian Ocean coast and has been an important port for centuries.
Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa, stretching over 3,000 kilometers along the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. The country is known as the "Land of Poets" due to its rich oral literary tradition. Somalia is also one of the world's largest exporters of frankincense and myrrh.