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Somalia: map and facts
Somalia is in Eastern Africa. It has about 19.7 million people (2025), the 66th largest population. It covers 637,657 km², the 43rd largest by area. That is about 31 people per km². Its highest point is Shimbiris, at 2,460 m. The longest river on its map is the Jubba, 875 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 19,654,739 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 637,657 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Mogadishu
- Highest point: Shimbiris, 2,460 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 7.8% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Somalia, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Jubba: 875 km
Also on the map: Shebelle.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Shimbiris: 2,460 m (its highest point)
Mountain ranges: Ogo Mountains.
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Somali Peninsula and Banaadir Coast.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): grassland 39.8%, open shrubland 31.2%, bare ground 26.4%, dense shrubland 1.6%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 45.3%, plateaus 36.6%, hills 13.9%, mountains 4.2%.
Forests covered 7.8% of its land in 2024, down from 13.2% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Somalia shares land borders with Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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