Somalia

Africa · Eastern Africa

Somalia

Federal Republic of Somalia
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Mogadishu

Quick facts about Somalia

Official name	Federal Republic of Somalia
Capital	Mogadishu
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	18,358,615 people (world rank 67)
Area	637,657 km²
Density	29 people/km²
Share of world population	0.23% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$11 billion
Urbanisation	54.1% urban population
Life expectancy	58.8 years
Currency	Somali shilling (Sh) — SOS
Languages	Arabic, Somali
Internet domain	`.so`
Calling code	+252
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$597 · see world ranking
Internet Users	26.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	6.1 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	67.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	7.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Somalia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya

The geographic position is roughly 10°, 49°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.