Common : Somalia
Official : Federal Republic of Somalia
Native name : Federal Republic of Somalia — Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya — جمهورية الصومال
Alternative Spellings : SO, aṣ-Ṣūmāl, Federal Republic of Somalia, Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fiderāliyya
Capital : Mogadishu
Currency : Somali shilling (SOS / Sh)
Population : 15,893,219
Start of the week : Monday
Region : Africa
Subregion : Eastern Africa
Land area : 637,657 km^
Landlocked : NO
Borders : DJI, ETH, KEN
Lat-Long : 10, 49
Timezone(s) : UTC+03:00
Language(s) : Somali, Arabic
International direct dialing (IDD) : +252
Top level domain : .so
Independent : YES
Status : OFFICIALLY-ASSIGNED
United Nations member : YES