Djibouti March 16, 2020 Addis Ababa Line to Djibouti , Africa , African Union , Ali Sabieh , Arab League , Arabic , Arabic language , Arta , Arthur Rimbaud , Camp Lemmonier , CEN-SAD , chemin de fer , Chemin de fer djibouto-éthiopien , colony , COMESA , Community of Sahel-Saharan States , conflicts , desert , dhow , Dikhil , Djibouti , East Africa , Eritrea , excision , Forêt du Day National Park , Francophonie , French , French colony , French language , French protectorate , French Somaliland , Gabuutih Ummuuno , geopolitics , golfe de Tadjoura , Golfe de Tadjourah , Gulf of Aden , haulage , Horn of Africa , human rights , île Maskali , île Moucha , Indian Ocean , islam , Jamahuuriyada Jabuuti , lac Abbe , lac Assal , lac du Goubet , maritime transport , military , military base , mountains , mutilations , mutilations génitales , naval base , nomades , Obock , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Ottoman Empire , port , poverty , protectorate , Red Sea , refugee , religion , Republic , Republic of Djibouti , Sahel , sexual mutilation , Somalia , Somaliland , Tadjourah , Territoire français des Afars et des Issas , جمهورية جيبوتي Official name Republic of Djibouti Name in local language République de Djibouti (fr) ; Gabuutih Ummuuno (aa) ; Jamahuuriyada Jabuuti (so) ; جمهورية جيبوتي - Jumhūriyyat Jībūtī (ar) Continent Africa Subcontinent East Africa Population (ranking: 166e ) 1,048,999 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 2.80 % / year Area 25,030 km² Density 41.91 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 200e )1.966 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 2,050 $USD (2018) GDP growth 6.00 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 66.60 years (2018) Birth rate 23.40 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 2.31 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 7.50 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 47.20 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 57.40 % (2009) Official languages French, Arabic Currency Djiboutian franc (DJF) HDI (ranking: 209e )0.495 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )40.04 (2018) Government Unitary dominant-party presidential republic Head of State President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh National Day 27 June (independence of 1977) ISO Codes DJ, DJI Demonym Djiboutian Tourists (ranking ) 63,000 people (2013)
Gateway to East Africa Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa, located on the west coast of the southern outlet of the Red Sea. It is adjacent to Somaliland (formerly an internationally unrecognized, independent Somalia region), Ethiopia , Eritrea and Yemen , located on the other side of the Gulf of Aden. Its capital, Djibouti, bears the name of the country and is home to most of the population.
Lake Abbé, Djibouti. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Moucha and Maskali Islands, Djibouti. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Moucha Island, Djibouti Lake Assal, Djibouti. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Djibouti 645,692 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Ali Sabieh 102,618 inhabitants 2,400 km² Arta 50,017 inhabitants 1,800 km² Dikhil 104,977 inhabitants 7,200 km² Djibouti 567,602 inhabitants 630 km² Obock 44,678 inhabitants 5,700 km² Tadjourah 102,329 inhabitants 7,300 km²
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