Arab Country Profiles

Somalia

Country name : Somalia
Capital : Mogadishu
Area : 637,657 km²
Population : 10,428,040 (2014)
Population growth rate : 1.75% (2014)
Life expectancy at birth : 51.58 years (2014)
Age structure : 0-14 years : 44% - 15-64 years : 53.7% - 65 years and over : 2.3%
Urbanisation : 39.1% (2014)
Labour force : 3.011 million (2012)
Gross Domestic Product : $2.372 billion (2010)
GDP – real growth rate : 2.6% (2010)
GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 50.9% - industry : 7.2% - services : 41.9%
GDP – per capita : $600 (2010)
Natural resources : uranium, iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, oil
Industries : light industry including sugar refining and textiles
Industrial production growth rate : NA
Land use : arable land : 1.8% - permanent crops : 0% - other : 98.2%
Agricultural products : bananas, sorghum, corn, coconut, rice, sugar cane, mangoes, sesame seeds, cattle, sheep, goats, fish
Exports in general : $515.8 million (2012)
Exports to Belgium : $1100 (2014)
Exports – commodities : livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
Exports – partners : UAE (50.8%), Yemen (19), Oman (12.8) (2013)
Imports in general : $1.263 billion (2010)
Imports from Belgium : $1.1 million (2014)
Imports – commodities : manufactured goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat
Imports – partners : Djibouti (27.4%), India (12), Pakistan (6.5), China (6.1), Egypt (5) (2013)
Current account balance : NA
Budget : NA

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