Djibouti

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.

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Urban areas (2017)

Urban areas	Population
Djibouti Maps:  Djibouti (city) – road map Djibouti (city) – satellite	645,692 inhabitants

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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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See also

• Statistics Djibouti
• Wikipedia - Djibouti