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Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
Quick facts
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Population
- 7.5 m
- Area
- 637,657 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- Arabic, Somali
- Currency
- Somali shilling (Sh)
- Demonym
- Somali
- UN member
- Yes
How Somalia compares
Economy size$12 B
146th of 178 worldwide · 11th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Income per person$630
173rd of 178 worldwide · 14th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Life expectancy59.0 yrs
174th of 179 worldwide · 17th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Internet access27.9%
158th of 179 worldwide · 9th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Military spending$202 M
124th of 163 worldwide · 7th of 16 in Eastern Africa
Highlights
GDP
$12 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$630
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
59.0 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
27.9%
ITU / World Bank2024
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
11.2%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the incense ports of Punt and the medieval Adal Sultanate to independence in 1960, state collapse and the slow rebuilding of a federal republic.
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