SOMALIA

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INTRODUCING

SOMALIA

Official Title: Federal Republic of Somalia

General Information:

Capital: Mogadishu

Population: Approximately 18.1 million (2023 estimate)

Total Area: 637,657 km²

Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)

National Holiday: Independence Day, 1st July (1960)

Official Languages: Somali and Arabic

Recognized National Languages: Somali (official), Arabic (official), English, Italian

Type of Government: Federal parliamentary republic

Diplomatic and consular representative: Ambassador (Rome – Italy)

Economy:

  • GDP (nominal): $12.8 billion (2023)
  • GDP (nominal) per capita: $775 (2023)
  • GDP (PPP): $34.03 billion (2024)
  • GDP (PPP) per capita: $2,060 (2024)
  • GDP (real growth rate): Data not available

GDP per Sector:

  • Agriculture: Data not available
  • Industry: Data not available
  • Services: Data not available

Agricultural Products: Livestock (camels, sheep, goats, cattle), bananas, sorghum, maize, sesame seeds, beans

Main Industries: Agriculture, livestock, telecommunications, construction

Trade – Export:

  • Exported Commodities: Livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
  • Export Partners: Data not available

Trade – Import:

  • Imported Commodities: Manufactured goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat
  • Import Partners: Data not available

Sources:

CIA World Factbook. 2024. Somalia. Available at: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ (Accessed January 2025).

World Bank. 2023. Somalia Economic Update. Available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/somalia/publication/economic-update (Accessed January 2025).

Trading Economics. 2024. Somalia – Economic Indicators. Available at: https://tradingeconomics.com/somalia/indicators (Accessed January 2025).