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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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People are called
Djiboutian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+253
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

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Djiboutian

These are English demonyms for people from Djibouti. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

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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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Largest cities

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

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Climate and geography

desert; torrid, dry

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

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.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, landmarks.