Djibouti
Position: Eastern Africa
Position: Eastern Africa
| International name: | Djibouti |
| Local name: | Djibouti / Jibuti |
| AREA ................................................ | 23.000 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 466.900 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 20,3 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Djibouti |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Djiboutian franc (DJF) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1993 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,358 (146th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Lac Assal -155 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Moussa Ali 2028 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 27 June 1977 (from France) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .dj |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +253 |
Oriental Africa country, bordering to N with the Eritrea, to W and to S with Ethiopia, to SE with Somalia. It leans out to E on the Red Sea.
The territory is irregular with alternation of plateaus, mountainous (around the 2000 ms) chains and depressions.
The climate is warm and dry, practically absent rivers of a certain importance.
| Djibouti | 25/11/2024 | 12:43 | ( GMT+3 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook