Somalia#
Between A.D. 800 and 1100, immigrant Muslim Arabs and Persians set up coastal trading posts along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, solidifying present-day Somalia’s close trading relationship with the Arab Peninsula.
Government type: federal parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (since 23 May 2022).
Facts#
Capital |
Mogadishu |
Region |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia |
Area |
total : 637,657 sq km; land: 627,337 sq km; water: 10,320 sq km |
Population |
20,324,160 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Somali (official), Arabic (official), Italian, English |
Currency |
Somali shillings (SOS) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.so |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
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Population |
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Location |
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