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🇸🇴Somalia

Soomaaliya

Africa · Eastern AfricaSovereign stateAUAL
ISOSO · SOM · 706
LAT,LNG10.00, 49.00
TEL+252

Somalia is a sovereign country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu. It has a population of about 15,893,219 across 637,657 km² — roughly 25 people per km². The currency is the Somali shilling (SOS Sh). Official languages are Somali and Arabic. Its ISO 3166 codes are SO, SOM, 706, and the international calling code is +252.

Capital
Mogadishu
#73
Population
15,893,219
#44
Area
637,657 km²
#191
Density
25 /km²

Key facts about Somalia

GET/alpha/SO
Calling code
+252
Currencies
SOS Sh
Languages
SomaliArabic
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Somali
Top-level domain
.so
ISO codes
SO · SOM · 706
Coordinates
10.00, 49.00
Capital
Mogadishu

Other names for Somalia

aṣ-ṢūmālFederal Republic of SomaliaJamhuuriyadda Federaalka SoomaaliyaJumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-FiderāliyyaSomalieSomáliaソマリア

Largest cities in Somalia (12)

GET/cities?country=SO

Countries bordering Somalia (3)

GET/borders/somalia

Frequently asked questions about Somalia

What is the capital of Somalia?

The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu.

What is the population of Somalia?

Somalia has a population of about 15,893,219, the 73rd largest in the world.

What currency is used in Somalia?

Somalia uses the Somali shilling (SOS, symbol Sh).

What languages are spoken in Somalia?

The main languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic.

What is the calling code for Somalia?

The international dialing code for Somalia is +252.

Which countries border Somalia?

Somalia shares land borders with Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

Query Somalia from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Somalia; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/SO
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/SOM
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/706
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/SOM
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/somalia
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=SO
Largest cities in SomaliaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/somalia
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=10&lng=49
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Eastern%20Africa
Countries in Eastern AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/SOS
Countries using the Somali shillingDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/so
Countries that speak SomaliDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/252
Countries with calling code +252Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/so
Countries on the .so domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Somali
Countries whose people are "Somali"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Mogadishu
Find a country by capital (Mogadishu)Docs
See Somalia on the interactive map