te; the unofficial black market rate was about 23,000
shillings per dollar as of February 2007
note: the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared independent
country not recognized by any foreign government, issues its own
currency, the Somaliland shilling

Communications
Somalia

Telephones - main lines in use:

100,000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

600,000 (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: the public telecommunications system was almost
completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private
wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the
lowest international rates on the continent
domestic: local cellular telephone systems have been established in
Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international: country code - 252; international connections are
available from Mogadishu by satellite (2001)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland),
shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001)

Radios:

470,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)

Televisions:

135,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.so

Internet hosts:

1 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

3 (one each in Boosaaso, Hargeisa, and Mogadishu) (2000)

Internet users:

98,000 (2007)

Transportation
Somalia

Airports:

67 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 7
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 60
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 20
914 to 1,523 m: 29
under 914 m: 7 (2007)

Roadways:

total: 22,100 km
paved: 2,608 km
unpaved: 19,492 km (2000)

Merchant marine:

total: 1
by type: cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Berbera, Kismaayo

Transportation - note:

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and
offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are high risk
for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels,
including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked
and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers,
and cargo are held for ransom

Military
Somalia

Military branches:

no national-level armed forces (2008)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 2,181,050
females ag