Country name:

conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Somalia
former: Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic

Capital:

Mogadishu

Location:

Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia

Area:

total: 637,657 sq km
land: 627,337 sq km
water: 10,320 sq km

Population:

8,304,601

Languages:

Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English

Economy- Overview:

Industries:

a few light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, petroleum refining (mostly shut down), wireless communication

Exports - commodities:

livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal

Imports - commodities:

manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat

Exchange rates: