Where is Somalia?

Where is Somalia Located?

The Somalia is located in the eastern part of Africa continent. More precisely, Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa. Somalia map also shows that it shares its international boundaries with Djibouti in the north-west, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the south-west.

Besides, Indian Ocean lies in the east and Gulf of Aden lies in the north. The climate type of Somalia varies from monsoonal, semi-arid to arid depending upon the geographical regions.

Interestingly, Somalia was a significant centre for commerce with the rest of the ancient world. Probably, it was the reason that many of the rulers from ancient to modern tried to rule the region. The capital city of Somalia is Mogadishu. However, the government type of Somalia is still under the process of development. Hence, at present the government type of Somalia is Transitional Federal Government.

The economic system of Somalia is informal type and largely based upon livestock, remittance, money transfer companies and telecommunications.

Country	Somalia
Continent	Africa
Where is Located	Somalia is a country located in the Eastern Africa
Coordinates	2.855263, 45.185852
Capital	Mogadishu
Largest City	Mogadishu
Neighboring Countries	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
Administrative divisions	18 regions
Area	246,200 sq mi
Population	10000000 (2012 est)
Official Language	Somalia and Arabic
Currency	Somali shilling (SOS)
ISO Alpha-2 Code	SO
ISO Alpha-3 Code	SOM
ISO Numeric Code	706
GDP	$5.896 billion 2010 estimate
Calling code	252
Time Zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Internet TLD	.so