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