🚩 Flag of Somalia • live waving render
Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇸🇴 Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
aka الصومال — endonym
19.7M
Population
World #66
637,657 km²
Land Area
World #43
$13.0 billion
GDP (USD)
World #143
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Did You Know?
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Somalia is the world's #66 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #43 globally by land area — covering about 0.43% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 3 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #143 worldwide with a GDP of $13.0 billion USD.
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Population density is 30.8 people per km² — world rank #185.
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The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Mogadishu
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Phone Code
+252
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Internet TLD
.so
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Nationality
Somali, Somalian
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Week Starts
Saturday
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ISO Codes
SO / SOM / 706
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Coordinates
10.00°, 49.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$13.0 billion USD
World rank #143 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$661
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
30.8 /km²
World density rank #185
Sh
Somali shilling
SOS • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
19,655,000
World rank #66 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Arabic • Somali
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Demonym
Somali
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
🗣️ Somali
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
637,657 km²
0.43% of Earth's landmass • World #43
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Land Borders
3 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Africa/Mogadishu
EAT — East Africa Time
“Somalia” Around the World
ara
الصومال
جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية
bre
Somalia
Republik Kevreadel Somalia
ces
Somálsko
Somálská demokratická republika
deu
Somalia
Bundesrepublik Somalia
est
Somaalia
Somaalia Liitvabariik
fin
Somalia
Somalian liittotasavalta
fra
Somalie
République fédérale de Somalie
hrv
Somalija
Savezna Republika Somaliji
hun
Szomália
Szomáli Szövetségi Köztársaság
ita
Somalia
Repubblica federale di Somalia
jpn
ソマリア
ソマリア連邦共和国
kor
소말리아
소말리아 연방 공화국
nld
Somalië
Federale Republiek Somalië
per
سومالی
جمهوری فدرال سومالی
pol
Somalia
Federalna Republika Somalii
por
Somália
República Federal da Somália
rus
Сомали
Федеративная Республика Сомали
slk
Somálsko
Somálska federatívna republika
spa
Somalia
República Federal de Somalia
srp
Somalija
Savezna Republika Somalija
swe
Somalia
Förbundsrepubliken Somalia
tur
Somali
Somali Federal Cumhuriyeti
urd
صومالیہ
وفاقی جمہوریہ صومالیہ
zho
索马里
索马里共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
SO
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ISO Alpha-3
SOM
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
706
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
@@ ##### or ####|#####
e.g. regex: ^([A-Z]{2}\s*\d{5}|\d{4,5})$
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WikiData ID
Q1045
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Also Spelled As
SO • aṣ-Ṣūmāl • Federal Republic of Somalia • Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya • Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fiderāliyya