Mogadishu, Somalia

Capital City

With a population of around 2.1 million, Mogadishu is a bustling, yet challenging metropolis on Somalia's Indian Ocean coast. The tax burden is heavy, and bureaucracy is a persistent headache, but the city's tropical climate offers a welcome reprieve from the hotter northern regions. While Mogadishu has seen a period of reconstruction in recent years, the threat of violence from militant groups remains a stark reality that expatriates and investors must weigh carefully.