 Somalia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
10 00 N, 49 00 E |
| Area |
total: 637,657 sq km land: 627,337 sq km water: 10,320 sq km |
| 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 |
| Terrain |
mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north |
| Population |
9,118,773 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
| Imports |
manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat |
| Exports |
livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal |
| Hazards |
recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season |
| Resources |
uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
| Geography |
strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal |
| Nationality |
noun: Somali(s) adjective: Somali |
| Capital |
name: Mogadishu geographic coordinates: 2 04 N, 45 22 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.so |
| Internet Users |
90,000 (2005) |
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