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Somalia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia

Image of Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia

Somalia Flag

Flag of Somalia

Somalia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Somalia

Somalia is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa
Africa Continent
Somalia has a population of 18,358,615 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Somalia are called Somalis
The country’s total area is 637,657 Km2
( 396,221 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank153
Global Peace Index Score3
Human Development Index (HDI) Somalia HDI ranks in position nº 193 worldwide
Low Human Development
HDI of 0.380 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Somalia’s passport allows visa-free entry to 35 countries
Somalia passport ranks in position nº 98 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 in English
has a score of 399
ranks 114th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 10° 00' N, 49° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
Somalia Capital cityMogadishu
Neighbouring countriesEthiopia, Kenya, Djibouti.
Somalia Climateprincipally 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 religionSunni 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)
  1. Awdal
  2. Bakool
  3. Banaadir
  4. Bari
  5. Bay
  6. Galguduud
  7. Gedo
  8. Hiiraan
  9. Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba)
  10. Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba)
  11. Mudug
  12. Nugaal
  13. Sanaag
  14. Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabeelle)
  15. Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabeelle)
  16. Sool
  17. Togdheer
  18. Woqooyi Galbeed

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