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Eastern Africa

Somalia

Somalia is one of the 193 UN member states, in Eastern Africa. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Prism, for 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.

Somalia’s stamp in Globestamp
Prism · 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year
Stamp finish
Prismplaced by estimate
Area
641,966 km² (247,864 sq mi)
Population
10.2 millionNatural Earth estimate
Regions
14in Globestamp’s regions layer
Airports
7with scheduled flights

Does Somalia count as a country?

Yes. Somalia is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.

ListCounts Somalia?
UN member states (193)Yes, a member
Globestamp’s countries and territories (250)Yes
Travelers’ Century Club (330)Yes: Somalia (Italian Somaliland), Somaliland (British)
European UnionNo
Schengen areaNo

Part of the map here is disputed (Somaliland). Globestamp takes no side: when a photo was taken in a disputed place, you decide which country it counts for.

The Somalia stamp

Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Somalia’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Somalia, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.

What counts as a visit to Somalia

The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Somalia when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.

Events in Somalia

Total solar eclipses over Somalia that the app knows: 2 August 2027. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.

Largest cities

CityPeople (urban area)
Mogadishu1,100,000
Hargeisa477,876
Berbera242,344
Kismaayo234,852
Jamaame185,270
Ceerigaabo180,000
Baydhabo129,839
Jawhar111,308

Airports

Somalia has 7 airports with scheduled flights, 3 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).

14 regions to fill in

Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Somalia into 14 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.

All 14

Bakool · Banaadir · Bari · Bay · Galguduud · Gedo · Hiran · Lower Juba · Lower Shebelle · Middle Juba · Middle Shebelle · Mudug · Nugal · Somaliland

Questions people ask

Is Somalia a country?

Yes. Somalia is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.

How many tourists visit Somalia?

UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Somalia. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Prism: 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.

How rare is a Somalia stamp in Globestamp?

It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.

Does Somalia count for the Travelers’ Century Club?

Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Somalia (Italian Somaliland), and counts Somaliland (British) as separate destination. The club’s list has 330 destinations.

Places as rare as Somalia

Near Somalia

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