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Somalia

Somalia is a country in Africa with 3 land neighbours — joint 7th-most in Africa. Its capital is Mogadishu.

Capital

Mogadishu

Land borders

3joint 7th-most in Africa

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Somalia on the Africa boardTap a neighbour
DjiboutiEthiopiaKenya

Has a coastline

Somalia

Mogadishu

Capital

19.7 million

Population

637,657 km²

Area

3

Land borders

Somali shilling (SOS)

Currency

Countries that border Somalia

3 land neighbours: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

3 neighbours to keep in the right order.

Its 3 land borders are joint 7th-most in Africa — level with Burundi, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi and Togo. Of the 3 possible pairings among them, 2 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Ethiopia is the most connected of them, with 6 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Somalia, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.

3

land borders — joint 7th-most in Africa

2

pairs of its neighbours that border each other

6

borders on Ethiopia, its most-connected neighbour

54

countries on the Africa board

The capital

Mogadishu

Capital Rush deals Somalia and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Somalia is the one that owns it.

ISO code
SO
Currency
Somali shilling (SOS)
Official languages
Arabic and Somali
Quiz boards
Africa · World

Somalia, asked and answered

What countries border Somalia?

Somalia has 3 land neighbours: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

What is the capital of Somalia?

Mogadishu. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Somalia comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Somalia in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.

Where can I practise finding Somalia on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Somalia is in the pool, along with all 3 of its neighbours.

Can you find Somalia on a blank map?

Its 3 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.