Somalia
- Official Name:
- Somalia
- Area:
- 637.657 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 9.118.773 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 3.025 km
- Capital:
- Mogadishu
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Boosaaso, Berbera, Kismaayo, Merca, Mogadishu
- Maritime claims:
-
- Political divisions:
- 18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed
- Language(s):
- Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
- National holiday:
- Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland
- Nationality:
- Somali(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3 .
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- Internet country code:
- .so
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Somali shilling (SOS) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD600 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 2.483.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 2,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2000 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 65%
- Industry: 10%
- Services: 25%
- Labor force:
- 3.700.000 (1975 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1975):
-
- Agriculture 71%
- Industry and services: 29%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- ND
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: ND
- Expenditures: ND
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 241.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
- Exports - Partners:
- UAE 48,3%, Yemen 20,8%, Oman 5,8% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 576.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat
- Imports - partners:
- Djibouti 31,8%, India 8,4%, Kenya 8,3%, Brazil 7,9%, Oman 5,6%, UAE 5,2%, Yemen 5,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.000.000.000 (2001)
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