Continent:                     Africa

Capital                          Mogadiscio 

Language:                    Somali (official), Arabic, Englishund and Italian (trade language)

Currency:                     Somali Schlling (So.Sh.) = 100 Centesimi

Population:                   9,832,017 (estimate)

Population density:      13,47 per km2

km2 Area:                    637,657.00 km 2

Coastline:                    3025.00 km

Border Length:            2340.00 km

Border countries:         Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya

Extension                     Extension: 1850 km NE-SW, where 200 to 900 km

Staatsreligion:              Islam State Religion: Islam

Car license plates:       So

Telephone code:         +252

Time Zone:                  GMT +2 hours

Government:                Presidential Republic

Head of state:              President

Head of government:   Prime Minister

National holiday:          1 Juli July