East Africa(UN: Eastern Africa)
Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
A Horn of Africa nation of poets, pastoralists and traders, with a strong shared language and a state that collapsed in 1991 and is being slowly rebuilt.
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Somalia in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Somalia
National flag
- Laas Geel
Landscape
Laas Geel
A real place in Somalia
- Laas Geel cave paintings
Landmark
Laas Geel cave paintings
Paintings of cattle and people made up to 11,000 years ago.
- Shanghai Old City, Mogadishu
Landmark
Shanghai Old City, Mogadishu
Coral-stone streets from a port that traded with China 600 years ago.
- Dromedary camel
Wildlife
Dromedary camel
A camel's hump stores fat, not water — fuel for weeks of walking.
- Gerenuk
Wildlife
Gerenuk
Its name means 'giraffe-necked' in Somali.
- Mogadishu
City
Mogadishu
Capital of Somalia
Capital
Mogadishu
Population
19,654,739
World Bank, 2025
Area
637,657 km²
Currency
Somali shilling
GDP per person
$661
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
59 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
55.1%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Somalia exports more live animals than almost any other country.
Laas Geel's paintings may be over 5,000 years old.
Your route
Where to start with Somalia
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.