Somalia: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 17,065,581 (2021) |
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Population Growth Rate | 3.146 annual % (2021) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 99.397 % of working-age population (2021) |
Urban Population | 46.731 % of total (2021) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 72.7 per 1,000 live births (2020) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 55.967 years (2020) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 52 (2020) |
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Cellular Telephones | 7,653,040 (2018 est.) |
Internet Users | 203,366 (2016 est.) |
Telephones | 74,800 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia |
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Total Area | 637,657 sq. km |
Land Area | 627,337 sq. km |
Water Area | 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 |
Lowest Point | Indian Ocean 0 m |
Highest Point | Shimbiris 2,416 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020