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Short name
Somalia
Local names
Jamhuuriyada Demuqraadiga Soomaaliyeed (long)
Soomaaliya (short)
Soomaaliya (short)
Former name
Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic
Nationality
Somali(s) (noun) Soomaaliya (adjective)
Languages spoken
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
Capital
Mogadishu
Government type
no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government
Population
9,558,666 ranked 87, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal. The lowest point is Indian Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 3,025 km.
Land borders
2,340km, Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km.
Administrative divisions
18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed
Independence
1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic)