Somalia
Position: Eastern Africa
Position: Eastern Africa
| International name: | Somalia |
| Local name: | Soomaaliya |
| AREA ................................................ | 637.657 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 8.304.601 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 13,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Mogadiscio |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Sunni Muslim |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Somali shilling (SOS) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | - |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | -- |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Indian Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Shimbiris 2416 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .so |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +252 |
Eastern Africa country
| Mogadiscio | 24/11/2024 | 23:55 | ( GMT+3 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook