Somalia

Exact population: 8,863,338 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 37.8%; male: 49.7%; female: 25.8%
Ethnicities: Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)
Land boundaries: Total: 2,340 km; border countries: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km
Terrain: Mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: Shimbiris 2,416 m
Imports: Djibouti 30.1%, Kenya 13.7%, India 8.6%, Brazil 8.5%, Oman 4.4%, UAE 4.2% (2004)
Exports: UAE 50.3%, Yemen 15.6%, Oman 6% (2004)
Industries: A few light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication

Source: CIA World Factbook