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Somalia


Map of Somalia
Courtesy of CIA


Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 637,660 sq.km.~
Population (2001 est.): 9,100,000
Population density: 14.3 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/2000): 22/27**
Population growth (1995-2000): 3.9% p.a.**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 42/49**
Fertility rate (1975-1980/1995-2000): 7.0/7.0**
Capital: Mogadishu
Largest city/population (1984): Mogadishu/570,000~
Gross National Product (1997): n.a.
GNP per capita (1997): n.a.
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
n.a. = Information not available at present
UN cartographic Dept Map of Somalia



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