Somalia

Official languages

Somali, Arabic

Currency

Somali shilling (SOS)

Government

Federal republic

Legislature

Federal Parliament of Somalia

Demonym

Somali

Time zone

UTC+03:00

Driving side

Right

Calling code

+252

Internet TLD

.so

ISO 3166

SO

Established

1960

Highest point

Shimbiris (2,460 m (8,071 ft))

National anthem

Qolobaa Calankeed

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Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.

Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer

The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.

Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”

Somalia on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

18 entries listed under Somalia. Click any to see its metros and footprint.