Somalia
Somalia is a sovereign state in Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu. About 18 million people live there (2026). It covers 637,657 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- People (2026)
- 18 million
- Area
- 637,657 km²
- Currency
- Somali shilling
Somalia at a glance
- Official name
- Federal Republic of Somalia
- In its own language
- Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال الفدرالية, Soomaaliya, 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Population
- 18,100,000 (2026)
- Area
- 637,657 km² (246,201 mi²)
- People are called
- Somali, Somalian
- Official languages
- Somali, Arabic
- Currency
- Somali shilling
- GDP (nominal)
- US$8.1 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 56.3 years (2016)
- Gini coefficient
- 36.8 (2017)
- Unemployment
- 7% (2014)
- Government
- federal republic
- Head of state
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Mohamed Hussein Roble (since 2020)
- Country codes
- SO, SOM
- Calling code
- +252
- Internet domain
- .so
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00, Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates
- 6°, 47°
Somalia and its neighbours
Somalia borders Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Somalia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Somalia
- Awdal Region
- Bakool
- Banaadir
- Bari
- Bay
- Galguduud
- Gedo
- Hiran
- Middle Juba
- Lower Juba
- Mudug
- Nugal
- Middle Shebelle
- Lower Shebelle
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- Arab League
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
and 8 more organisations.
How far are you from Somalia?
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Questions
What is the capital of Somalia?
The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu.
What is the population of Somalia?
Somalia has about 18,100,000 people, as recorded in 2026.
How big is Somalia?
Somalia covers 637,657 square kilometres (246,201 square miles).
What currency does Somalia use?
The Somali shilling.
What language is spoken in Somalia?
The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic.
Which countries border Somalia?
Somalia shares a border with Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.