Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
Eastern AfricaSOSOM
Population
15.89M
Capital
Mogadishu
Country Overview
Geography
Basic Information
- Common Name
- Somalia
- Official Name
- Federal Republic of Somalia
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population
- 15.89M
Codes & Identifiers
- Alpha-2 Code
- SO
- Alpha-3 Code
- SOM
- Olympic Code
- 706
- Area
- 637,657 km²
Time Zones
- UTC+03:00
Languages
ArabicSomali
Continents
Africa
Currencies
- Sh - Somali shilling (SOS)
International Associations
Arab League (AL)
Geographic Location
Coordinates: 45.34°, 2.08°
Somalia is located in , specifically in the Eastern Africa region. It shares borders with 3 countries.
About Somalia
The capital city, Mogadishu, serves as the country's political and often cultural center. The languages spoken include Arabic, Somali.
Geographic Facts
- Our planet has seven continents and five oceans.
- Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers.
- About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.