- Official name
- Federal Republic of Somalia جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية · Arabic
1 more name
Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya · Somali - Capital
- Mogadishu
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 15 million
- Area
- 637,657 km²
- Currency
- Somali shilling (SOS)
- Neighbours
- Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
- Internet / phone
- .so · +252
Where it is
Notable facts
- Somalia has the longest mainland coastline in Africa, over 3,000 km.
- It is the world’s leading producer of frankincense and myrrh.
- Somali was given an official Latin orthography only in 1972, after which a national literacy campaign was launched.
- Somaliland in the north has functioned as a self-declared independent state since 1991 without international recognition.
National dish
Bariis iskukaris Rice cooked with meat, cumin, cardamom and cloves, coloured with turmeric and served with banana.