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Est. Population:
10,817,354
Demonym:
Somali
Religions:
Muslim (99.5%)
Christian (0.3%)
Hindu (0.1%)
Indigenous (0.1%)
Largest City:
Mogadishu (2,587,183)
Other Cities:
Hargeysa (477,876)
Berbera (242,344)
Kismayo (234,852)
Marka (230,100)
Jamame (185,270)
Region:
Eastern Africa
Bodies of Water:
Indian Ocean (East)
Total Area:
637,657 km2 (98.4% land, 1.6% water)
Total Land:
2,340 km
Total Coastline:
3,025 km
Climate
Mostly desert
Moderate temperatures in the north
Terrain:
Flat plateau
Hills in the north
Highest Point
Shimbiris (2,416 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Flooding
Dust storms
Type:
Transitional Federal Parliamentary Republic
Head of State:
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre
Admin. Divisions
18 Regions
Independence:
1 July 1960 (from the United Kingdom and Italy)
Nat'l Symbol:
Leopard
Nat'l Anthem:
Qolobaa Calankeed
GDP Per Capita
$550 (USD)
Currency
S (Somali Shilling)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = S (Somali Shilling)577.50
Internet Code
.so
Telephone Code
+252
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Clans play a central role in Somali society and are influential even in politics.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SO (Ethnic and religious data)
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/somalia-population/cities/ (City population data)
http://data.worldbank.org/country/somalia (GDP per capita data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 30 November 2016
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