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Administrative divisions
18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir,
Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose,
Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool,
Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed |
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Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador
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Matti Kääriäinen |
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Capital city
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Mogadishu |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates |
2 04 N, 45 22 E |
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Capital city >
Name |
Mogadishu |
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Capital city > Time difference
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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Constitution
25 August 1979, presidential approval 23 September 1979; note:
the formation of transitional governing institutions, known as the
Transitional Federal Government, is currently ongoing |
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Corruption
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2.1 |
[149th of 160] |
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countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection
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unknown |
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Diplomatic representation from the US
the US does not have an embassy in Somalia; US interests are represented
by the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya at United Nations Avenue, Nairobi;
mailing address: Unit 64100, Nairobi; APO AE 09831; telephone: [254]
(20) 363-6000; FAX [254] (20) 363-6157 |
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Diplomatic representation in the US
Somalia does not have an embassy in the US (ceased operations on 8 May
1991); note - the TFG is represented in the United States through its
Permanent Mission to the United Nations |
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Elections > Head of state |
Transition |
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Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the prime minister and approved by the Transitional
Federal Assembly |
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Executive branch > Chief of state
Transitional Federal President Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed (since 14 October
2004); note - a transitional governing entity with a five-year mandate,
known as the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs), was established
in October 2004; the TFIs relocated to Somalia in June 2004 |
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Executive branch > Election results
Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed, the former leader of the semi-autonomous Puntland
region of Somalia, was elected president by the Transitional Federal
Assembly |
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Executive branch > Head of government
Prime Minister Nur "Adde" HASSAN Hussein (since 24 November 2007)
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Flag description
light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; blue
field influenced by the flag of the UN |
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Flag modification |
12 |
[122nd of 197] |
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Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment
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October 24, 1984 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth
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15.2 % |
[11th of 147] |
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General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU
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21702600000 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU
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10580000000 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
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133,825,800 $ |
[112nd of 169] |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $
GDP) |
0.17 $ per $1 of GDP |
[93rd of 184] |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per
capita) |
20.533 $ per capita |
[174th of 184] |
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Government type
no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal
government |
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Independence
1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became
independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which
became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1
July 1960, to form the Somali Republic) |
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International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO,
ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO |
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Judicial branch
following the breakdown of the central government, most regions have
reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either secular,
traditional Somali customary law, or Sharia (Islamic) law with a
provision for appeal of all sentences |
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Legal system
no national system; a mixture of English common law, Italian law,
Islamic Sharia, and Somali customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction with reservations |
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Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly; note: unicameral Transitional
Federal Assembly (TFA) (275 seats; 244 members appointed by the four
major clans (61 for each clan), 31 seats allocated to smaller clans and
subclans) |
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Legislative branch > A note
fledgling parliament; a transitional 245-member
National Assembly began to meet on 13 August 2000 in the town of
Arta, Djibouti and is
now based in
Mogadishu |
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National holiday
Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960)
in Somaliland |
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political parties > No party |
• |
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Political parties and leaders |
none |
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Political pressure groups and leaders
numerous clan and sub-clan factions exist both in support and in
opposition to the transitional government |
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Political pressure groups and leaders > Other
numerous clan and sub-clan factions exist both in support and in
opposition to the transitional government |
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Prime minister |
Ali Mohammed Ghedi |
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
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7.8 % |
[139th of 174] |
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Secession attempts |
Somaliland |
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Status
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transition/anarchy |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Ethiopian forces invaded southern Somalia and routed Islamist Courts
from Mogadishu in January 2007; "Somaliland" secessionists provide port
facilities in Berbera to landlocked Ethiopia and have established
commercial ties with other regional states; "Puntland" and "Somaliland"
"governments" seek international support in their secessionist
aspirations and overlapping border claims; the undemarcated former
British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation
to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden and southern Somalia's Oromo
region; Kenya works hard to prevent the clan and militia fighting in
Somalia from spreading south across the border, which has long been open
to nomadic pastoralists |
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UN membership
date |
20 Sep. 1960 |
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006
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1.55 |
[118th of 118] |
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006
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1.36 |
[119th of 119] |
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
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1.58 |
[119th of 119] |
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Civil
and political liberties |
0.5 |
[124th of 140] |
Electoral
system
parallel: first-past-the-post |
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Electoral
system type |
semi-proportional |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against
homosexuality |
Yes* |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes |
11.1% |
[8th of 110] |
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote |
879,554 |
[106th of 154] |
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout |
87.1 |
[17th of 117] |
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population |
1,010,100 |
[119th of 163] |
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population (per capita)
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117.563 per 1,000 people |
[162nd of 162] |
