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Somalia


Bandera de Canadá
Official Name:
Somalia
Area:
637.657 km 2
Population (2007):
9.118.773 inhabitants
Coastline:
3.025 km
Capital:
Mogadishu
Maritime Ports and terminals:
Boosaaso, Berbera, Kismaayo, Merca, Mogadishu
Maritime claims:
  • Territorial sea: 12 nm
Political divisions:
18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed
Language(s):
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
National holiday:
Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland
Nationality:
Somali(s)
Official time:
UTC 3 .
Member of:
ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Internet country code:
.so

Economic Profile

Currency:
Canadian Dollar
Somali shilling (SOS)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
USD600 (2006 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
(2006 est.) USD 2.483.000.000
PIB (Real growth rate:
2,6% (2006 est.)
GDP (Composition by sector): (2000 est.)
  • Agriculture: 65%
  • Industry: 10%
  • Services: 25%
Labor force:
3.700.000 (1975 est.)
Labor force - by occupation (1975):
  • Agriculture 71%
  • Industry and services: 29%
Unemployment rate:
ND
Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
ND
Investment (Gross Fixed):
ND
Budget:
  • Revenues: ND
  • Expenditures: ND
Public debt:
ND
Current account balance:
ND
Exports:
USD 241.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
Exports - Commodities:
Livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
Exports - Partners:
UAE 48,3%, Yemen 20,8%, Oman 5,8% (2005)
Imports:
USD 576.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
Imports - Commodities:
Manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat
Imports - partners:
Djibouti 31,8%, India 8,4%, Kenya 8,3%, Brazil 7,9%, Oman 5,6%, UAE 5,2%, Yemen 5,1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
ND
Debt - external:
USD 3.000.000.000 (2001)


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