Somalia

Somali Republic

Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya
جمهورية الصومال‎
Jumhūriyyat as-Sūmāl‎


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: Soomaaliyeey toosoo
Somalia, Wake Up

Capital
(and largest city)

Official language(s) Somali, Arabic^[1]^[2]

Ethnic groups Somalis (85%), Benadiris, Bantus and other non-Somalis (15%)^[2]

Demonym Somali;^[2] Somalian^[3]

- President Sharif Ahmed

- Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

- Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden

- British Somaliland 1884

- Italian Somaliland 1889

- Union and independence 1 July 1960

- Total 637,657 km² (42nd)
246,200 sq mi

- 2010 estimate 9,359,000^[4] (89th)

- Density 14/km² (209)
36/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate

- Total $5.731 billion^[2] (155th)

- Per capita $600^[2] (224th)

HDI (2009) N/A (Not ranked)

Currency Somali shilling (SOS)

Time zone EAT(UTC+3)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the right

Calling code 252

¹ Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic

Introduction