Africa · Horn of Africa · Indian Ocean
Somalia
Capital · Mogadishu
Ancient Indian-Ocean ports of a nation of poets.
The essentials
Somalia at a glance
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Region
- Horn of Africa · Indian Ocean
- Currency
- Somali shilling (SOS)
- Languages
- Somali · Arabic
- Dialling code
- +252
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in Somalia
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
Jul 1Independence / Union Day1960
Jun 26Independence of Somaliland1960
Across the ocean
Where Somalia people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a Somalia passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the Somalia channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the Somalia channel →Keep exploring