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Somali Democratic Republic
National name: Al Jumhouriya As-Somalya al-Dimocradia
President: Vacant, no functioning government in place
Prime Minister: Vacant
Area: 246,199 sq. mi. (637,660 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 7,140,643 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.94%); birth rate: 48.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 125.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 29
Capital and largest city (1990 est.): Mogadishu, 900,000
Monetary unit: Somali shilling
Languages: Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian
Ethnicity/race: Somali 85%, Bantu, Arabs
Religion: Islam (Sunni)
Literacy rate: 24%
Economic summary: As of early 1999, ongoing civil disturbances in Mogadishu and outlying areas are interfering with any substantial economic advance. GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $4 billion; $600 per capita. Real growth rate: n.a.. Inflation: n.a. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: bananas, sorghum, corn, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish. Labor force: 3.7 million (1993 est.); very few are skilled laborers; agriculture, 71%; industry and services, 29%. Natural resources: uranium. Industries: a few small industries, including sugar refining, textiles, petroleum refining (mostly shut down). Exports: $123 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.): livestock, bananas, hides, fish. Imports: $60 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.): manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials. Major trading partners: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Italy, U.A.E., U.S., Kenya, Djibouti, Brazil, Pakistan
