How to address a letter to Somalia

Learn how to address and mail letters to Somalia - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to Somalia

Here’s what a typical address in Somalia looks like for postal mail.

1. Address example Somalia

Hassan O. Omar
P.O. Box 1001
KISMAYU, JH 09010
SOMALIA

2. Address example Somalia

Somal Post Corporation
P.O. Box 1
GALKACYO, MD 11010
SOMALIA

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Postal information

Country name

Somalia

Postal code format

5 digits and 2 letters (eg: AB 01234)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^([A-Z]{2}\d{5})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

SO

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

SOM

UN M49 numeric country code

706

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Country information

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Common name (English)

Somalia

Official name (English)

Federal Republic of Somalia

Native name

جمهورية الصومال (الصومال)

Capital

Mogadishu

Continent

Africa

Subregion

Eastern Africa

Area

637,657 km²

Borders with

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya

Currency

SOS (Somali shilling, Symbol: Sh)

Time zone

UTC+03:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/8of8q7D1a8p7R6Fc9

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/192799

Total population

19,655,000

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