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Somalia, situated in the Horn of Africa, lies along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. It is bounded by Djibouti in the northwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the southwest. In area it is slightly smaller than Texas. Generally arid and barren, Somalia has two chief rivers, the Shebelle and the Juba.

Capital
Mogadishu - 1 175 000 people
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Country lead by
President: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (2004)
Prime Minister: Ali Muhammad Ghedi (2004)

Population
8,863,338 (growth rate: 2.9%); birth rate: 45.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 114.9/1000; life expectancy: 48.5; density per sq mi: 37

Land Area
242,216 sq mi (627,339 sq km); total area: 246,201 sq mi (637,657 sq km)

Monetary unit
Somali shilling

Language

Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian

Ethnicity
Somali 85%, Bantu and others 15% (including Arabs 30,000)

Religion
Islam (Sunni)

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 22,100 km; paved: 2,608 km; unpaved: 19,492 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Boosaaso, Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca, Mogadishu. Airports: 60 (2002).

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