About Somalia
Capital: Mogadishu
Population Estimate: 15,893,222 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 637, 657 square kilometers.
Borders: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya
Independence Day: July 1, 1960
President: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo)
Major Religion: Islam
Other Common Religions: Christianity
Currency: Somali Shilling
Key Challenges: Terrorism (Al Shabab, ISIL), clan feuds, conflicts between federal and regional governments, territorial disputes with Ethiopia, piracy
Interesting Fact: Somalia is the most homogenous country in the greater Horn of Africa region
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