| Country |
Somalia |
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| Region |
Eastern Africa |
| Area (sq km) |
637,657 |
| Area (sq mile) |
246,199 |
| Border |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Population |
9,832,017 |
| Nationality |
Somalian(s) |
| Ethnic |
Somali 85%, Bantu and other 15% |
| Religion |
Sunni Muslim |
| Language |
Somali, Arabic, Italian, English |
| Literacy |
38% |
| Government |
No permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government |
| Capital |
Mogadishu |
| Leader |
Transitional Federal President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (since January 31, 2009); Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (since February 13, 2009) |
| Currency |
Somali shilling (SOS) |
| Independence Day |
July 1, 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the United Kingdom on June 26, 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on July 1, 1960, to form the Somali Republic) |
| National Holiday |
Foundation of the Somali Republic (July 1, 1960, in Somalia but June 26, 1960, in Somaliland) |
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