Somalia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Somalia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 19,654,739
- Area
- 637,657 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic, Somali
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Somali Shilling (SOS)
Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Somalia
The flag of Somalia features a large five-pointed white star centered on a light blue field.
Where it is
Somalia is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Somalia has a recorded area of 637,657 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 5 by area, from largest to smallest. Zambia is immediately above it in that ordering, at 752,612 km². Madagascar is immediately below it, at 587,041 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 19,654,739 people for Somalia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 31 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic and Somali. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Somali Shilling (SOS). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Somalia?
Reveal answer
Mogadishu. Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Somalia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Somalia features a large five-pointed white star centered on a light blue field.
Which land neighbours of Somalia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The source classifies Somalia as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Somalia?
Reveal answer
Arabic and Somali. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Somalia.
Which currency codes are listed for Somalia?
Reveal answer
Somali Shilling (SOS). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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