Somalia, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia
Somalia is an East African nation improving maritime trade routes, developing renewable-energy projects, agricultural revitalization, and resilient community initiatives.
Somalia in one word would be “Piracy,” meaning Gulf raids.
Somalia Flag
Somalia armorial
Somalia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Somalia |
The capital city of Somalia is Mogadishu.
| Somalia is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| Somalia has a population of | 18,358,615 inhabitants within a total area of 637,657 Km2 (396,221 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Somalia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 153 (world rank position) GPI scale of 3.09 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Somalia HDI ranks in position nº 192 worldwide HDI of 0.404 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Somalia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 35 countries Somalia passport ranks 98th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Somalia GDP per capita is | $766 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Somalia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Somalia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency has a score of 399 ranks 114th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 10° 00' N, 49° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti. |
| Somalia Climate | principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons |
| Most predominant religion | Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter) |
| Currency name & code | Shilling (SOS) |
| Internet ccTLD | .so |
| Somalia calling code | +252 |
Somalia administrative divisions
18 regions (plural - gobollo)- Awdal
- Bakool
- Banaadir
- Bari
- Bay
- Galguduud
- Gedo
- Hiiraan
- Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba)
- Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba)
- Mudug
- Nugaal
- Sanaag
- Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabeelle)
- Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabeelle)
- Sool
- Togdheer
- Woqooyi Galbeed
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