Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia · Eastern Africa
Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa, with Mogadishu as its capital, home to about 19,654,739 people. Somalia shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Mogadishu |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS Sh) |
| Calling code | +252 |
| ISO codes | SO / SOM / 706 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇴 |
| Population | 19,654,739 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 637,657 km² |
| Languages | Arabic, Somali |
| Internet domain | .so |
| Demonym | Somali |
Bordering countries
About Somalia
Somalia, officially Federal Republic of Somalia, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Mogadishu. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Somali shilling (Sh), using the code SOS.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Somalia for Mogadishu’s own facts and history.
To call Somalia from abroad, dial the country code +252. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SO (alpha-2) and SOM (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 19,654,739.
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How Somalia compares
- Area: 637,657 km², ranking 41 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 19,654,739, ranking 66 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 31 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Somalia
4 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.