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Somalia

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Capital

Mogadushi

Largest City Mogadishu
Official Language Somali, Arabic
Government Transitional Federal Government
President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi
Independence from the UK and Italy
Date July 1, 1960
Area  
Total 637,661sq km (42nd)
246,201 sq m
Water (%) 1.6
Population  
November 2003 estimate 10,700,000 (74th)
1987 census 7,114,431
Density 13 per sq km (198th)
34 per sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
Total $5.023 billion (160th)
Per capita $600 not ranked
Currency Somali shilling (SOS)
Time Zone EAT (UTC+3)
Internet TLD .so (currently non-operational)
Calling Code +252

Projects

  • Public/Private Partnerships for Waste Management Entrepreneurship under the Somali Urban Development Programme (14/9/2005 to 31/7/2008).
  • Employment Intensive Programme in Support of Peace in Mogadishu South and Central Somalia (1/1/2006 to 30/6/2007).
  • Employment Intensive Programme in Support of Peace in Mogadishu South and Central Somalia (1/1/2006 to 30/6/2007).
  • Somalia Employment, Entreprise and Livelihoods (EEL) Programme 2006-08 (16/2/2006 to 31/3/2009)
  • Somalia Employment, Entreprise and Livelihoods (EEL) Programme 2006-08 (March 2006 to September 2008).
 
Last update:25.09.2007 ^ top