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Somalia

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Country Profile

Location: East Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia 
Geographical Size: land: 627,337 sq km, water: 10,320 sq km 
Climate: principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons 
Population: 13,017,273 (2024 est.) 
Population Growth Rate: 2.55% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: predominantly Somali with lesser numbers of Arabs, Bantus, and others
Languages: Somali (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter), Arabic (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter), Italian, English 
Religion: Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter) 
Capital City: Mogadishu 

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