Somalia has the longest coastline of mainland Africa, over 3,000 kilometres. Its people share one language and one religion, unusual for a country of its size.
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Easy learning about Somalia
The capital city of Somalia is Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia.
Word: Piracy
Meaning: Gulf raids
Administrative Divisions
18 regions:
- Awdal
- Bakool
- Banaadir
- Bari
- Bay
- Galguduud
- Gedo
- Hiran
- Lower Juba
- Lower Shebelle
- Maroodi Jeeh
- Middle Juba
- Middle Shebelle
- Mudug
- Nugal
- Sanaag
- Sool
- Togdheer
Regions of Somalia map
Somalia is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa, member of Arab League.
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Height
0 m (0 ft), 60 m (197 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), above 2000 m (6560 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Basic Information
Capital City: Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia
Population: 19,654,739 (UN)
Area: 637,657 km² / 396,221 sq mi
People from Somalia are called: Somalis
Geography
Latitude: 8.877° N
Longitude: 49.520° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
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
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 114 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 399 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 153 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.973 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 192 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.404
Mean Years of Schooling: 1.9
Expected Years of Schooling: 7.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 58.8 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: 3 Years
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
Arab League - since 1974
Technical Information
TLD: .so
Calling Code: +252
MapGeo Name: Somalia
MapGeo Code: SO