Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the Northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa’s mainland.
Somalia Latest Information
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Country Name | Federal Republic of Somalia |
Short Name | Somalia |
Capital | Mogadishu |
Largest city | Mogadishu |
Official languages | Somali, Arabic |
National Languages | Somali |
Religion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Somali |
Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
President | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed |
Vice President | Prime Minister – Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid |
House Speaker | Maxamed Mursal Sheikh |
Chief Justice | Bashe Yusuf Ahmed |
Total Area | 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) |
Water (%) | 2.2 |
Total Land Area (%) | 623,628.54 km2 |
Population | 15,893,219 (2020 estimate) |
GDP (PPP) | $13.324 billion (2019 estimate) |
GDP (Nominal) | $5.218 billion (2019 estimate) |
Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Mains Electricity | 220 V – 50 Hz |
Driving side | Right |
Calling code | +252 |
ISO 3166 code | SO |
Internet TLD | .so |
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Independence Day | 1 July 1960 |
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