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SOMALIA COUNTRY STATISTICS
Borders:Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Population:8 million of which 1.5-2 million (approximately) are in Somaliland
Population growth rate (2004):3.14%
Internally displaced people (2001):300,000
Refugees in neighbouring countries (2001):246,400
Economy
Principal exports:Livestock (sheep, goats, camels, cattle)
GDP per capita (2001):$795
External debt (2000):$2.6 billion
Remittances:$300-500 million per annum
Livelihoods (1988)
Pastoralism/agro-pastoralism:59%
Agriculture:17%
Urban:24%
Health
Life expectancy (2005):46.2 years
Maternal mortality (1999):1600/100,000 live births
Infant mortality (1999):132/1000 live births
Under 5 child mortality (1999):225/1000 live births
Access to health services (1989):28%
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence (1999):1%
Education (2001)
Literacy rate - total:17.1%
Literacy rate - male:22.1%
Literacy rate - female aged 15 and above:12%
Source: Somaliland in figures (2004) and UNDP Human Development Report 2005. Please note these figures relate to Somalia (unless stated). Data collection in Somaliland has been difficult since 1997.
 

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