SOMALIA

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Somalia People

Country Name: Somalia

Capital City: Mogadishu

Population: 9118773

Population Growth: 2.832% (2007 est.)

Currency: Somali shilling (SOS)

Languages: Somali

Area:

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

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF SOMALIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

44.4% (male 2,031,682/female 2,019,629)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

53% (male 2,423,602/female 2,410,126)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

2.6% (male 97,932/female 135,802) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

17.6 years

Median Age - male:

17.5 years

Median Age - female:

17.7 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.832% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

44.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

16.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.006 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.006 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.721 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

48.84 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

47.06 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

50.69 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever are high risks in some locations

Nationality:

Somali(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)

Religions:

Sunni Muslim

Languages:

Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English