Somalia, SO

Somalia: Independent country in Africa

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Quick Facts about Somalia

Population :	11,031,386
Country :	Somalia
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Somalia
Plate code :	SO
Area :	637657 km²
Official name :	la République fédérale de Somalie, Soomaaliya, Federal Republic of Somalia
Continent :	Africa
Easternmost point :	Point(51.266666666 10.416666666)
Northernmost point :	Point(50.78 11.98)
Legislative body :	Federal Parliament of Somalia
Official language :	Somali, Arabic
Capital :	Mogadishu
Establishment :	January 01, 1960 (64 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+03:00
Local time :	09:29:44 (25th November 2024)

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Geography

Somalia is located at 6°0'0"N 48°0'0"E (6.0000000, 48.0000000). It has 3 neighbors: Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia.

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The largest city of Somalia is Mogadishu with a population of 2,587,183. Other cities include, Berbera population 242,344, Baidoa population 129,839, Burao population 99,270 and Bosaso population 74,287. See all Somalia cities & populated places.

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Mohamed Hussein Roble , 2020-09-23T00:00:00Z
Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid , acting 23 September, 2020 2020-07-25T00:00:00Z
Hassan Ali Khayre , 25 July, 2020 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somalia has 3 neighbours.

Republic of Kenya Independent country in East Africa
Republic of Djibouti sovereign state in Africa
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia country in East Africa

Mudug
Lower Shebelle
Gedo
Hiran
Awdal Region
Galguduud
Lower Juba
Togdheer Region
Nugal
Sool
Middle Juba
Bakool
Bay
Bari
Sanaag Region
Banaadir
Woqooyi Galbeed
Middle Shebelle

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	2,756,380	-	estimation process
1961	2,814,683	2.07%	estimation process
1962	2,874,944	2.1%	estimation process
1963	2,937,360	2.12%	estimation process
1964	3,002,173	2.16%	estimation process
1965	3,069,558	2.2%	estimation process
1966	3,144,244	2.38%	estimation process
1967	3,227,245	2.57%	estimation process
1968	3,311,111	2.53%	estimation process
1969	3,385,414	2.19%	estimation process
1970	3,445,420	1.74%	estimation process
1971	3,477,568	0.92%	estimation process
1972	3,490,295	0.36%	estimation process
1973	3,526,527	1.03%	estimation process
1974	3,644,572	3.24%	estimation process
1975	3,880,955	6.09%	estimation process
1976	4,259,636	8.89%	estimation process
1977	4,754,149	10.4%	estimation process
1978	5,289,049	10.11%	estimation process
1979	5,758,961	8.16%	estimation process
1980	6,089,707	5.43%	estimation process
1981	6,251,730	2.59%	estimation process
1982	6,271,538	0.32%	estimation process
1983	6,199,671	-1.16%	estimation process
1984	6,113,252	-1.41%	estimation process
1985	6,068,425	-0.74%	estimation process
1986	6,082,723	0.24%	estimation process
1987	6,138,907	0.92%	estimation process
1988	6,217,331	1.26%	estimation process
1989	6,285,456	1.08%	estimation process
1990	6,321,615	0.57%	estimation process
1991	6,319,531	-0.03%	estimation process
1992	6,294,017	-0.41%	estimation process
1993	6,269,244	-0.4%	estimation process
1994	6,278,911	0.15%	estimation process
1995	6,346,440	1.06%	estimation process
1996	6,481,035	2.08%	estimation process
1997	6,673,254	2.88%	estimation process
1998	6,904,978	3.36%	estimation process
1999	7,149,044	3.41%	estimation process
2000	7,385,416	3.2%	estimation process
2001	7,609,265	2.94%	estimation process
2002	7,825,924	2.77%	estimation process
2003	8,037,706	2.63%	estimation process
2004	8,249,965	2.57%	estimation process
2005	8,466,938	2.56%	estimation process
2006	8,687,671	2.54%	estimation process
2007	8,910,851	2.5%	estimation process
2008	9,140,259	2.51%	estimation process
2009	9,380,854	2.56%	estimation process
2010	9,636,173	2.65%	estimation process
2011	9,907,903	2.74%	estimation process
2012	10,195,134	2.82%	estimation process
2013	10,495,583	2.86%	estimation process
2014	13,423,576	21.81%	(Worldbank)
2015	13,797,201	2.71%	(Worldbank)
2016	14,185,613	2.74%	(Worldbank)
2017	11,031,386	-28.59%	estimation process
2018	15,008,154	26.5%	(Worldbank)
2019	15,442,905	2.82%	(Worldbank)

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