Somalia
Jamhuriyadda Dimugradiga Somaliya

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Form of government:

Population: 7,140,643 (36% urban)

Total area: 637,657 sq. km

Languages: Somali (official)

Religions: Islam (99.8%)

Per capita GDP: $600 p.a. (1998)

Exports: $123m; bananas, livestock, hides

Literacy: 24.1% (1990)

Life expectancy: 46.2 years (47.8f, 44.7m)

Sources

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Somalia

[U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Somalia

[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Somalia

[Atlapedia Online] country data - Somalia

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Somalia - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather

[Index on Africa] country page - Somalia

[Nation by Nation] country data - Somalia - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people

[World Skip] country data - Somalia

 

MAP  

(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)

 

LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

ArabDataNet - country information, news, directory, events

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

Governments on the WWW - Somalia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

European Union Development Programme - Somalia

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Somalia

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

 

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Somalia

Social development:

[World Bank] country brief - Somalia

[OneWorld.net] country database - Somalia - news articles selected from around the world

[IRINnews.org] news archive - Somalia - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Somalia

[Africa Confidential] news articles on Somalia - Africa Confidential magazine

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Somalia

[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Somalia

Human rights:

[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Somalia

Governance:

Governments on the WWW - Somalia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

[Political Resources] - Somalia

[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Somalia

[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Somalia - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others

[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Somalia

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

 

 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation