Some Facts About Somalia
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa. It borders the Indian Ocean to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the north, Djibouti and Ethiopia to the north-west and Kenya to the west. The coastline stretches for 3,300 km on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Somalia's terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains, and highlands. In the far north, however, the rugged east-west ranges of the Karkaar Mountains lie at varying distances from the Gulf of Aden coast. Only 13 percent of Somalia’s land area is cultivatable and 45 percent suitable for livestock farming. Most of the land is semi-arid or arid shrub and grassland.
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- Population: 9.55 million
- Population Growth Rate: 2.824%
- Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): 111 per 1,000 live births
- Child (U-5) Mortality Rate: 225 per 1,000 live births
- Life Expectancy:
- 47 years (men)
- 51 years (women)
- Land
- Area: 637,657 square kilometers
- Coastline: 3,300 kilometers
- Capital: Mogadishu.
- Major Languages: Somali, Arabic, Italian, English
- Ethnic Groups:
- Somali 85%
- Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs)
- Major Religion: Islam
- MonetaryUnit: 1 Somali shilling = 100 cents
- Main Exports: Livestock, bananas, hides, fish
- Internet Domain: .so
- International Dialing Code: +252
- Mainline Telephone Subscribers: 12 per 1,000 persons
- Mobile Telephone Subscribers: 61 per 1,000 persons
- Climate: Arid tropical with insufficient rainfall
- Adult literacy: Total 24%
- Male 36%
- Female 24%
- Land:
- Cultivatable 13%
- Suitable for Livestock 45%
- Education: Primary School Enrollment 11%
- Electricity Production: 280 million kWh
- Water: Access to safe drinking water 23%
- Forest Area (% of land area): 11.4%
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