Self-proclaimed states
| Name: | Somalia (Somali Republic) |
| Local name (Somali): | Soomaaliya (Jamhuurigadda Soomaaliya) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﻝﺎﻣﻮﺼﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺟ) ﻝﺎﻣﻮﺼﻟﺍ |
| Bordering countries: | Djibouti, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface (incl. Somaliland): | 637.7 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003, incl. Somaliland): | 8 025 ths. |
| Capital: | Mogadishu (Muqdisho / ﻮﺸﻳﺪﻘﻣ) |
| Official languages: | Somali, Arabic |