Somalia

Country in Eastern Africa

Somalia is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Mogadishu. About 19.7 million people live there (2025), making it the 66th most populous of the 195 countries. At 637,657 km², it is the 41st largest country by area. It borders Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Somalia at a glance

Capital: Mogadishu
Population (2025): 19.7 million
Area: 637,657 km²
Density: 31 per km²
Official languages: Arabic, Somali
Currency: Somali shilling
People: Somali
Calling code: +252
Internet domain: .so
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Somalia?

How Somalia compares

Population rank

66th of 195

24th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

41st of 195

18th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

31 per km²

More crowded than 23% of countries

Similar in size: Afghanistan (652,230 km²).
Similar population: Chile (19.9 million).
Somalia is the only place that uses the Somali shilling.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.
Somali is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Somalia

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Its outline

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How players do with Somalia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Somalia so far, from 217 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

66% right

124th hardest of 176 · 217 answers

Players find Somalia on the map in 66% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Sudan.

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Countries that border Somalia

Somalia borders 3 countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Quick quiz: Somalia

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1. Which is the flag of Somalia?
2. What is the capital of Somalia?
3. Which of these borders Somalia?

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Questions about Somalia

Is Somalia a country?

Yes. Somalia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Somalia?

The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu.

Which countries border Somalia?

Somalia borders 3 countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

How many countries border Somalia?

3. Somalia shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Somalia?

Somalia covers 637,657 km², about the same size as Afghanistan (652,230 km²).

Is Somalia hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Somalia in 66% of 217 tries, 124th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Sudan.

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