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Somalia

Federal Republic of Somalia
Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya (so)
جمهورية الصومال الفدرالية (ar)
Jumhūrīyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fidirālīyah
Flag of Somalia
Coat of arms of Somalia
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Somalia.
Location of Somalia.
Location of Somalia
Capital
and largest city
Mogadishu
2°2′N 45°21′E / 2.033°N 45.350°E / 2.033; 45.350
Official languages
Religion Islam
Demonym
  • Somali
Government Federal parliamentary republic
• President
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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
• Union, Independence and Original Constitution
1 July 1960
1 August 2012
Area
• Total
637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) (42nd)
Population
• 2014 estimate
12,316,895 (76th)
• Density
19.31/km2 (50.0/sq mi) (199th)
GDP (PPP) 2015 estimate
• Total
6 billion (163rd)
• Per capita
$600
GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate
• Total
$3 billion
• Per capita
$284
Currency Somali shilling (SOS)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
• Summer (DST)
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 / 10; 49

Somalia (/səˈmɑːliə, s-, -ljə/so-MAH-lee-ə; Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال‎‎ aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال الفدرالية‎‎ 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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