Republic of Somalia
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Federal Republic of Somalia |
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Location of Somalia.
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| Capital and largest city |
Mogadishu 2°2′N 45°21′E / 2.033°N 45.350°E |
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| Official languages | |||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Demonym |
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| Government | Federal parliamentary republic | ||||
| Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | |||||
| Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | |||||
| Legislature | Federal Parliament | ||||
| Formation | |||||
| c. 200 BCE | |||||
| 10th century | |||||
| 13th century | |||||
| 13th century | |||||
| 13th century | |||||
| 17th century | |||||
| 17th century | |||||
| 19th century | |||||
| 1884 | |||||
| 1889 | |||||
| 20th century | |||||
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• Union, Independence and Original Constitution
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1 July 1960 | ||||
| 1 August 2012 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) (42nd) | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2014 estimate
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12,316,895 (76th) | ||||
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• Density
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19.31/km2 (50.0/sq mi) (199th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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6 billion (163rd) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$600 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$3 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$284 | ||||
| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) | ||||
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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not observed (UTC+3) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +252 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | SO | ||||
| Internet TLD | .so | ||||
Coordinates: 10°N 49°E / 10°N 49°E
Somalia (/səˈmɑːliə, soʊ-, -ljə/so-MAH-lee-ə; Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية Jumhūrīyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fidirālīyah), is a country located 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, and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Climatically, hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.
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