CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : Somalia

Capital : Mogadishu

Area : 637,657 km²

Population : 9,118,773 (July 2007 estimate)

Density : 14 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 2.832% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 44.4% - 15-64 years : 53% - 65 years and over : 2.6%

Life expectancy at birth : 48.84 years

Labour force : 3.7 million

Gross Domestic Product : US$5.575 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : 2.6% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 65% - industry : 10% - services : 25%

GDP – per capita : US$600 (2007)

Budget : NA

Industries : a few light industries (sugar refining, textiles)

Industrial production growth rate : NA

Land use : arable land : 1.64% - permanent crops : 0.04% - other : 98.32%

Agricultural products : bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans, cattle, sheep, goats, fish

Exports : US$300 million (2006)

Exports – commodities : livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal

Exports – partners : UAE (49.6%), Yemen (21.4%), Oman (5.9%) (2006)

Imports : US$798 million (2006)

Imports – commodities : manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat

Imports – partners : Djibouti (30.8%), Brazil (8.5%), India (8.2%), Kenya (8.1%), Oman (5.5%), UAE (5.2%), Yemen (5%) (2006)

External debt : US$3 billion (2001 estimate)