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Somalia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 03 June 2025.

Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia

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

Flag of Somalia

Somalia armorial

armorial of Somalia

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

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

Easy learning about Somalia

The capital city of Somalia is Mogadishu.

Somalia is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa
Africa Continent
Inhabitants of Somalia are called Somalis
Member of Arab League since 1974
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
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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

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