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Africa
Federal Republic of Somalia
📍 Essential Info
CapitalMogadishu
TimezoneUTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population20.3M
Governmentfederal parliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.so
Internet Users28%
GDP per Capita$1,400
🌍 Geography
LocationEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Size Comparisonalmost five times the size of Alabama; slightly smaller than Texas
Climateprincipally 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 r...
Terrainmostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic Groupspredominantly Somali with lesser numbers of Arabs, Bantus, and others
ReligionsMuslim 99.9% (Sunni Muslim 98.1%, Shia Muslim 1.2%, Islamic schismatic 0.6%), ethnic religionist 0.1% (2020 est.)
Median Age15.7 years
Life Expectancy56.5 years
National HolidayFoundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook