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Djibouti

DJ / DJI   11.8°, 42.4°

Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).

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Capital
Djibouti
Population
1,152,944
Area
23,200 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Djiboutian franc
Languages
French, Arabic, Somali
Sells
raw sugar, seed oils, cars, palm oil
Sells to
Ethiopia 77%, UAE 5%, China 3%
Land borders
2: Eritrea, Ethiopia
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+253
Founded
1977
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Frenchofficial
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Arabicofficial
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What it sells, and to whom

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Exports

raw sugar seed oils cars palm oil rice

Imports

refined petroleum palm oil fertilizers cars seed oils

Trades with

Ethiopia77.0% UAE5.0% China3.0% Singapore2.0% France2.0% India12.0% Turkey6.0% Morocco5.0%

Natural resources

potential geothermal power gold clay granite limestone marble

Industries

construction agricultural processing shipping

Farms and fisheries

  • vegetables
  • beans
  • milk
  • beef
  • camel milk
  • lemons/limes

Largest cities

Djibouti  capital 626,512
Balbala 554,350
Ali Sabih 50,006
Dikhil 32,801
Tadjoura 19,533

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Djiboutian Civil War1991–1994 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict2008 Somaliland War of Independence1981–1991

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Djiboutian franc

Belongs to

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie United Nations World Meteorological Organization Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Development Association Arab League African Union Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development World Health Organization Interpol World Trade Organization Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

desert; torrid, dry

Climate zone

Desert or arid

Highest point

Mousa Ali

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Eritrea Ethiopia

In charge right now

Ismail Omar Guelleh
Ismail Omar Guelleh Head of state
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Head of government

Figures from its history

Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon First president Hassan Gouled Aptidon was a Djiboutian politician who served as the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999.

Leaders before them

Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Dileita Mohamed Dileita 2001 to 2013
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