Africa · Eastern AfricaSO · +252
Country profile / SO
Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
Locally: الصومال · Soomaaliya
Capital
Mogadishu
Region
Africa
ISO
SO
Local time in Somalia
live · IANANairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Reference ledger
CapitalMogadishuAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic, Somali2 listed
CurrenciesSomali shilling1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Nairobi1 IANA identifier
Area637,657 km²Ranked 43 of 241 by area
Dialing+252International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 83% of places in this atlas.
At 637,657 km², Somalia ranks 43 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#43by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
3Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code SO is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +252 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Nairobi should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOSO
Borders3
Time zones1