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Somalia: Statistics

Economy 
Debt - external $2.94 billion (2010 est.)
Electricity Consumption 293 million kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity Exports 0 kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Imports 0 kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Production 315 million kWh (2008 est.)
Exports $515.80 million (2010 est.)
GDP - purchasing power parity $5.90 billion (2010 est.)
Note: data are in 2011 US dollars
GDP - real growth rate 2.6% (2010 est.)
Imports $1.26 billion (2010 est.)
Labor force 3.447 million (2007 )
Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2009 est.)
Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (2009 est.)
Natural Gas Imports 0 cu m (2009 est.)
Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2009 est.)
Natural Gas Proved Reserves 5.663 billion cu m (2011 est.)
Oil Consumption 5.659 thousand bbl/day (2011 est.)
Oil Exports 1.109 thousand bbl/day (2009 est.)
Oil Imports 3.827 thousand bbl/day (2009 est.)
Oil Production 110.1 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Oil Proved Reserves 0 bbl (2011 est.)
People 
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate 0.7% (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate 103.72 deaths per 1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Population 10,085,638 (2012 est.)
Note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
Population growth rate 1.596% (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate 6.26 children per woman (2012 est.)
Ethnic Groups:
Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)
Nationality:
noun: Somali(s) adjective: Somali
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Languages:
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
Geography 
Location:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Area
Total:637,657 sq. km
Land:627,337 sq. km
Water:10,320 sq. km
Coastline: 3,025 km
Climate:
principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
Terrain:
mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
Elevation Extremes
Lowest Point:Indian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point: Shimbiris 2,416 m
Environment - International Agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
International Organization Participation:
ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Technology 
Airports 62 (2012 )
Cellular Telephones 655,000 (2011 )
Highways 22,100 (2000 )
Internet Hosts 186 (2012 )
Internet Users 106,000 (2009 )
Telephones 100,000 (2010 )

Sources:

CIA World Factbook

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