Embassy of Somali Democratic Republic in Beijing

Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Awil
Counselors: Mr. Ahmed Hassan Jama, Mrs. Fos Mohamud Aden
Commercial Counselor: Mr. Abdullahi Id Farah
Address: No. 2, San Li Tun Lu, Chaoyang District
Postal Code: 100600
Tel: (+86)10 6532 1651, 6532 0717
Fax: (+86)10 6532 1752
E-mail: somaliaemb.beij@yahoo.com

 Surrounding Landmark Building: Argentine Embassy in Beijing 

 Transportation to the Embassy of Somali in Beijing:
You can take the public bus No. 403, 413, 659 or 688 and get off at Hua Du Fan Dian (Hua Du Hotel).
As an alternative, you can take the public bus No. 403, 413, 418, 659, 675, 688, 955 or 955 Qu and get off at Xin Yuan Nan Lu Xi Kou.

General Information of Somali:
 Religion: Islam is the state religion.
 International Country Code: 252
 Currency: Somali Shilling
 Capital: Mogadishu is the capital and has a population of 800,000 in 2004.
 Important Festival: July 01 (Independence Day); October 21 (National Day)
 Relationship with China: Somali and China established the diplomatic relation in 1960.
 Climate: Most of the area has a tropical dessert climate and the southwest of the country has a tropical steppe climate.
 Language: Somali and Arabic are the official languages; while English and Italian are widely used in the country.

 People: In 2007, Somali has a population of about 10.4 million and Somali people account for most of the population. Sammale and Sab are the two clans and the Sammale people occupy eighty percent of the total population.

 Geography: The country covers an area of about 637,600 square kilometers (246,179 square miles) with a land area of 627,340 square kilometers (242,217 square miles) and water area of 10,320 square kilometers (3,985 square miles).