Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Somali Democratic Republic |
| Capital: |
Mogadishu |
| Head
of State: |
|
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Somali |
| Currency: |
Somali Shilling (SOS) |
| Area: |
637,657 sq km |
| Population
: |
7,500,000 |
| Density
: |
12/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
26% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
N/A |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$600 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
+ 100% |
Membership
of international organizations
ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1964 |
Drought |
|
| 1974 |
Drought |
|
| 1987 |
Drought |
|
| 1997 |
Flood |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country: