Somalia: Introduction

Capital: Mogadishu

Population

Total Population: 9,331,000

Natural Increase: 2.3%

Density: 15 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 37.4%

Ethnic Origins: Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000).

Official Language: Somali, Arabic

Other Languages Spoken: Italian, English

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Sunni Muslim (Predominent).

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Mogadishu

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)

Country Overview

Area: 637,660 km²

Type of State: No permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government.

Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
Constantly in a state of civil war; the economy relies heavily on money sent home by the diaspora.

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

28°

Low: 24° | High: 30°

Humidity: 66% | Wind: 28 km/h
Sunrise: 6:14 am | Sunset: 6:19 pm

Mogadishu, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Somalia, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Somalia, Dial +252

Internet Suffix: .so

Telephone Lines: 1.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 1.1 per 100 Inhabitants

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