The Democratic Republic of Harrawi is a small country in northeastern Africa that borders Djibouti and Ethiopia in the west, Somalia in the south and the Gulf of Aden in the northeast. The country's capital is Oryaa. The origins of the Harrawi people must probably be looked for in Asia Minor. Harrawi became an independent sultanate in 1978 after centuries of, among other, Osman and British rule. The ruling sultans were however overthrown in 2002, after which the country became a republic. In November 2024, the government was toppled in an almost bloodless coup d'état, after which the Military Command Council for the Rebirth of Harrawi took control of the government. Democracy was however restored in 2025.

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GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Area: 27,890 km2
Highest point of elevation: Yaumaa Hushuun; Mount Hushun (1,516 m)
Climate: moderate temperatures, irregular rainfall, hot and dry
Time: EAT (UTC + 3)

ECONOMY
GDP: $ 45.46 billion ($ 32,615 per capita) (2025)
Currency: 1 Harrawi Kush (pl. Kunu) = ca. $ 0.0377
Inflation: ca. 5.2% (2025 est.)
Unemployment: ca. 8.9% (2025 est.)
Working population: agriculture 10.9%, industry 42.8%, services 46.3%
Export: oil, gas, gold, salt, hides, beans and other commodities, technological products, chemical products
Import: food, technological products, chemical products
Main partners: African Union, countries in the Middle East, United States of America, Russia, European Union
Main businesses: transshipment, refuelling, banking, oil refinery
Main newspapers: sh'Wegunu Harrayoom (The Harrawi Times), e'Saut sh'Naass (The Voice of the People), esh'Umury (The Republic)
Internet code: .hw