Somalia | Japan-Arab States Network (ARABU.JP)

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

Basic Data

Capital: Mogadishu

Area: 637,657 km²

Population (2023): 18,143,378

- Females: 9,046,859

- Males: 9,096,519

Life Expectancy at Birth (2022):

- Males, years: 54

GDP (current USD-2023): USD 11.68 billion

Sources:

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

https://nbs.gov.so

The World Bank

https://data.worldbank.org

International Projects in Somalia

1. World Bank Projects

1.1 First Somalia Economic Resilience Development Policy Financing (USD 125,000,000, Jul. 2024)

1.2 Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II Third Additional Financing (USD 50,000,000, May 2024)

1.3 Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project Third Additional Financing (USD 100,000,000, Dec. 2023)

1.4 Second Additional Financing for Somalia Recurrent Cost and Reform Financing Phase III (USD 69,000,000, May 2024)

Sources:

The World Bank

https://projects.worldbank.org

Government/Related Agencies in Somalia

- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

www.mfa.gov.so

- Ministry of Finance

www.mof.gov.so

- Ministry of Health and Human Services

https://mod.gov.so

Japan-Somalia Relations

1960 July: Japan recognized the independence of Somalia

1982 October: Somalia established an Embassy in Tokyo

1990: Somalia Embassy in Tokyo was closed

1993 January: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Koji Kakizawa visited Somalia

2008 December: Participation of Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japn, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to Address the Issue of the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia

2009 December: Meeting between Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Ould-Abdallah, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia

Sources:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

International Organizations in Somalia

- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

https://www.unhcr.org/countries/somalia

- International Labour Organization (ILO)

https://www.ilo.org/somalia

- World Health Organization (WHO)

https://www.who.int/countries/som

- Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

https://www.undp.org/somalia