COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Somalia
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Somalia.
Somalia at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Mogadishu
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 19,000,000
- AREA
- 637,657 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Somali
- CURRENCY
- Somali Shilling (SOS)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Prehistoric Rock Art
Laas Geel preserves vividly colored ancient paintings of cattle and people.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Somalia
Somalia has one of the longest coastlines on mainland Africa.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Somalia in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 637,657 km² and a population of approximately 19,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.