| Local Name:Somalia |
| Captial:Mogadishu |
| Continent:Africa |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence Stateless society |
| Head of State:President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 43 |
| Total Area: 637,657 km2(246,201 sqmi) |
| Land: 627,337 km2(242,216 sqmi) |
| Water: 10,320 km2(3,980 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 1.62% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 85 |
| Population: 9,557,000 |
| Date: 1-Jul-11 |
| World Population: 0.14% |
| Source : UN estimate |
| Languages:Somali, Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Currency |
| Currency: Somali shilling |
| Currency Sign: Sh |
| Currency ISO Code: SOS |
| Fractional Unit: Cent |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+03:00 (EAT) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +252 |
| ISO Code A2: SO |
| ISO Code A3: SOM |
| ISO Number: 706 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 10 |
| Longitude: 49 |
| Information: Somalia News |