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Federal Republic of Somalia |
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| Capital: |
Mogadishu |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
637657 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:31) |
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^([A-Z]{2}d{5})$ |
| Auto code: |
SO |
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| CallingCode: |
+252 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (108) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 18 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 87 | | Zone (ZN)
| 1 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (6024) |
| Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1695 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 74 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 961 | | Intermittent oxbow lake (LKOI)
| 1 | | Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 2485 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 18 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 216 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 381 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 41 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 6 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 22 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 21 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 14 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 6 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 15 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 3 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 11 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 5 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 9 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 11 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 9 | | Salt lake (LKN)
(An inland body of salt water with no outlet) | 1 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 4 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 3 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 2 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 2 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 2 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 1 | | Section of intermittent stream (STMIX)
| 2 | | Streams (STMS)
(Bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 1 | | Water tank (RSVT)
(A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level) | 1 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (3410) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 2656 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 731 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 1 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 17 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 3 | | Grazing area (GRAZ)
(An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing) | 1 | | Hunting reserve (RESH)
(A tract of land used primarily for hunting) | 1 | |
 City, village... (4509) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 4268 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 208 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 16 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 3 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 3 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 10 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | |
 Road, railroad (22) |
| Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 21 | | Trail (TRL)
(A path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (426) |
| Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 101 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 16 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 107 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 29 | | Ranch(es) (RNCH)
(A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock) | 1 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 41 | | Scientific research base (STNB)
(A scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored) | 1 | | Border post (PSTB)
(A post or station at an international boundary for the regulation of movement of people and goods) | 9 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 4 | | Mosque (MSQE)
(A building for public Islamic worship) | 10 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 13 | | Radio station (STNR)
(A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves) | 1 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 4 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 4 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 3 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 5 | | House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 3 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 4 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 4 | | Labor camp (CMPLA)
(A camp used by migrant or temporary laborers) | 2 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 4 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 24 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 1 | | Grave (GRVE)
(A burial site) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 6 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 2 | | Veterinary facility (VETF)
(A building or camp at which veterinary services are available) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 19 | | Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 1 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | | Castle (CSTL)
(A large fortified building or set of buildings) | 1 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (2967) |
| Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 60 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 896 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 613 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 94 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 311 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 68 | | Sand area (SAND)
(A tract of land covered with sand) | 67 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 254 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 258 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 33 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 107 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 17 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 9 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 1 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 18 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 2 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 52 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 25 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 14 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 20 | | Isthmus (ISTH)
(A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water) | 1 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 5 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 9 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 4 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 1 | | Badlands (BDLD)
(An area characterized by a maze of very closely spaced, deep, narrow, steep-sided ravines, and sharp crests and pinnacles) | 1 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 10 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 2 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 1 | | Dry stream bed (SBED)
(A channel formerly containing the water of a stream) | 2 | | Mound(s) (MND)
(A low, isolated, rounded hill) | 2 | | Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 3 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 2 | | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 1 | | Bar (BAR)
(A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts) | 1 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 2 | | Ford (FORD)
(A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (6) |
| Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 1 | | Tree(s) (TREE)
(A conspicuous tree used as a landmark) | 1 | | Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 1 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 2 | | Bush(es) (BUSH)
(A small clump of conspicuous bushes in an otherwise bare area) | 1 | |
