Somalia Geography

Country Name: Somalia

Capital City: Mogadishu

Population: 9118773

Population Growth: 2.832% (2007 est.)

Currency: Somali shilling (SOS)

Languages: Somali

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Inflation Rate: NA%; note - businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be easily determined

Unemployment Rate: NA%

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GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF SOMALIA

Location:

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

Geographic Co-ordinates:

10 00 N, 49 00 E

Area - total:

637,657 sq km

Area - total:

637,657 sq km

Area - land:

627,337 sq km

Area - water:

10,320 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,340 km

Border Countries:

Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km

Terrain:

mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north

Elevation - highest point:

Shimbiris 2,416 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves

Arable Land:

1.64%

Permanent Crops:

0.04%

Other Land Use:

98.32% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season