Somalia
Capital:
Mogadishu Climate:
principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
Language:
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
Population:
9,925,640 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Shilling (SOS)
Telephone Code:
252
Internet Code:
.so