Population: 9,118,773
Capital: Mogadishu
Time Zone: UTC+3
Currency Name: Somali shilling (SOS)
Government Type: no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government
Languages: Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
Ethnic Breakdown: Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Major Cities: Mogadishu
Phone Country Code: 252
Health Concerns: 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, water contact disease: schistosomiasis, animal contact disease: rabies
Official Tourism Website:
High Travel Season: no peak season
Voltage: 220 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c
Major Holidays:
Misc Fact / Good to Know: When Somalia's Table Mountain is covered with clouds the locals refer to it as the Tablecloth.
