| Federal Republic of Somalia Jamhuuriyadda Federaalkaa Soomaaliya
Location east Africa
Bordered By Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti
Area 246,201 sq mi
(637,657 sq km)
Greatest Distance E-W 730 mi (1,175 km)
Greatest Distance N-S 950 mi (1,529 km)
Coastline 1,837 mi (2,956 km)
Highest Point Shimbiris; 7,894 ft (2,406 m)
Lowest Point sea level
Natural Resources uranium and
largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum,
bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
Nationality Somali
Population (June 2014 est) 10,428,043
Largest Cities Mogadishu
Ethnic Groups Somali, Bantu
Religions Sunni Muslim
(official)
Languages Somali (official), Arabic
(official)
Capital Mogadishu
Form of Government transitional
Present Constitution Adopted August 1,
2012
Chief of State President Hassan Sheikh
Mohamud (since September 10, 2012)
Head of Government Prime Minister Omar
Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (since December 24, 2014)
Cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister
Legislature unicameral National Parliament (Golaha
Shacabka Soomaaliya)
Judiciary Constitutional Court
Local Administration 18 regions
Currency Somali
Shilling (SOS)
Per Capita Income $600
Industries sugar refining,
textiles, wireless communication
Agriculture bananas, sorghum,
corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds,
beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish
Export Commodities livestock,
bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
Import Commodities manufactures,
petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials,
qat
Independence Achieved July
1, 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland that became
independent from the United Kingdom on June 26, 1960 and
Italian Somaliland that became independent from the
Italian-administered UN trusteeship on July 1, 1960 to
form the Somali Republic)
National Holiday Foundation of the
Somali Republic; July 1
Flag the blue field was
originally influenced by the flag of the UN, but today is
said to denote the sky and the neighboring Indian Ocean;
the five points of the star represent the five regions in
the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people:
the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland
(which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden
(Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya)
SEE ALSO
Kenya
Ethiopia
Djibouti
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