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About
Somalia: |
 | Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Mogadishu (Muqdisho)
Main Cities: Hargeisa, Boroma, Kismayu, Berbera, Burao
Population: 9,845,000
Area: 637,660 km2
Currency: 1 Somali shilling = 100 cents
Languages: Somali
Religions: Muslim |
| More about
Somalia: a republic in NE Africa, on the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden: the north became a British protectorate in 1884; the east and south were established as an Italian protectorate in 1889; gained independence and united as the Somali Republic in 1960. In 1991 the former British Somaliland region in the north unilaterally declared itself independent as the Republic of Somaliland, and other areas are also operating effectively as separate states, but this has not been recognized officially. Official languages: Arabic and Somali. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Somali shilling. Capital: Mogadishu. Pop.: 10 312 000 (2004 est.). Area: 637 541 sq. km (246 154 sq. miles) Somalia |
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