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Somalia
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| Official
Name: |
JAMHURIYADDA
DIMUGRADIGA SOMALIYA (Somali Democratic Republic) |
| Land
Area: |
637,660
square kilometres / 246,660 square miles. |
| Population: |
8,592,300
(est July 2005). Density 13.5 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: |
Somali
(official), Arabic, English (in North), Italian (South). |
| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 99%. |
| Capital: |
Mogadishu
(Mugdiisho). Population 740,000) |
| Currency: |
Somali
shilling, divided into 100 centesimi. |
| Geography: |
To
the north, the semiarid Guban coastal plain is backed by a mountainous belt stretching
from the easternmost tip of the horn to the northwestern tip of the Ethiopian
border. To the south, the arid coastal plain rises inland to the Haud Plateau
and the flat land of the deep south. Between the Jubba and the Shabelle rivers,
the soils ar fertile with considerable area meadow and pastureland. |
| National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 |
Climate
in Mogadishu - elevation 12m/40ft |
Position
in Africa |
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