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SOMALIA
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International and Regional arrangements:
- Paris Convention: No
- PCT: No
- ARIPO: Yes, but as Somalia has not yet acceded to the Harare Protocol, which regulates the filing of patents in ARIPO, Somalia cannot be designated in an ARIPO application
- OAPI: No
No patent protection is available in Somalia
General Information
- Area: Approximately 638 000 km2
- Population: 10.1 million
- Capital: Mogadishu
- Currency: Somali Shilling
- GDP: $ 5.9 billion (2010)
- Domain name extension: .so
- Languages: Somali, Arabic (official languages)
- Exports: Livestock; bananas; hides; fish; charcoal; scrap material
- Imports: Foodstuffs; manufactures; petroleum products; construction materials
International / Regional Conventions:
- WIPO Conventio
