Capital:
Mogadishu
Area:
637,700 sq km / 246,220 sq ml
Language:
Somali, Arabic
Currency:
Somali Shilling
Population:
8,025,190
Life expectancy:
45 (men), 49 (women)
Literacy rate:
36%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Mainly flat with hills in the north
Ethnic distribution:
84% Hamitic, 14% Bantu divided into around 100 groups
Exports:
Livestock, skins, hides, bananas, fruit
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