Galmudug
Galmudug (Arabic: جلمدج; Italian: Galmudugh), officially Galmudug State of Somalia (Somali: Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. It is bordered to the north by the Puntland state of Somalia, to the west by the Somali Region in Ethiopia, to the east by Indian Ocean and to the south by the Hirshabelle state of Somalia.
Galmudug State of Somalia | |
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| Anthem: Qolobaa Calankeed | |
Location of the Galmudug State within Somalia | |
| Capital | Dusmareb 5°32′06″N 46°23′10″E |
| Largest city | Dusmareb These two regions are then divided into 10 districts. |
| Official languages | |
| Demonym(s) | Somali |
| Government | Federated state under a presidential democracy |
| Ahmed Abdi Karie | |
| Cali Ciid | |
• Speaker of Parliament | Mohamed Nur Gacal |
| Federal Member State within Somalia | |
• Established | 14 August 2006 |
| Area | |
• Total | 100,370 km2 (38,750 sq mi) (205,390 sqKM2) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 1.5 million (2022) |
| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| UTC+3 (not observed) | |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +252 (Somalia) |
| ISO 3166 code | SO |
| Internet TLD | .so |
Website galmudug | |
Consisting of the Galgaduud region and Mudug region, Galmudug's name is derived from a conflation of the names of the two regions. Galmudug is a federal state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia.
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