Country Reports
Somalia
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Country name |
Somalia |
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Government type |
Transitional, parliamentary federal government |
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Capital |
Mogadishu |
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Administrative regions |
18 regions: Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed |
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Independence Day |
1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland |
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National holiday |
1 July 1960 Foundation of the Somali Republic |
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Area |
637,657sq km (246,201 sq miles) |
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Location |
Eastern Africa. Bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. |
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Land Borders |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya |
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Coastline |
3,025 km |
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Population |
9 million (UN, 2008) |
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Nationality |
Somali(s) |
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Major languages |
Somali, Arabic, Italian, English |
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Ethnicity |
Somali )85%), Bantu and other non-Somali |
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Major religion |
Islam |
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Highest peak |
Shimbiris 2,416 m |
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Climate |
December to February; in north moderate temperatures, in south hot with southwest monsoon, May to October; in north torrid, in south hot with rainfall, between monsoons hot and humid |
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Time zone |
UTC+3 |
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Currency |
1 Somali shilling (SOS) = 100 cents |
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Telephone |
+252 |
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Internet domain |
.so |
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GNI per capita |
US$ 130 (Unicef, est. 2006) |
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Natural resources |
Natural gas, oil reserves, iron ore, copper, tin bauxite, gypsum, salt |
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Agriculture products |
Fish, cattle, sheep, goats, rice, beans, sesame seeds, corn, coconuts, mangoes, bananas, sorghum, sugarcane |
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Industries |
Livestock, bananas, hides, fish, sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication |