| Population :
| 8 304 601.
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 44,70%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 860 451.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 849 484.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 52,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 197 572.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 2 176 762.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 2,70%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 94 905.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 125 427.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 17.6 years .
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| Median age male :
| 17.5 years .
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| Median age female :
| 17.6 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 3.41% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 46.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 17.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 5.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.76 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 127.95 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 108.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 47.71 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 46.02 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 49.46 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 6.91 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 1% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 43,000 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Somali(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Somali .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000) .
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| Religions :
| Sunni Muslim .
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| Languages :
| Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 37,80%.
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| Literacy male :
| 49,70%.
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| Literacy female :
| 25.8% (2001 est.) .
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| Government type :
| no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary national 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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| National holiday :
| Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Somalia's economic fortunes are being driven by its deep political divisions. The northern area has declared its independence as "Somaliland"; the central area, Puntland, is a self-declared autonomous state; and the remaining southern portion is riddled w.
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29% .
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| Agriculture products :
| cattle, sheep, goats; bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; fish .
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| Industries :
| a few light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, petroleum refining (mostly shut down), wireless communication .
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| Exports commodities :
| livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal .
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| Exports partners :
| UAE 38.9%, Yemen 23.2%, Oman 10.5%, China 6.3%, Kuwait 4.2% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland .
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| Imports partners :
| Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland .
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| Internet users :
| 89,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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