Djibouti
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti
conventional short form: Djibouti local long form: Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti local short form: Djibouti/Jibuti former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland |
| Gevernment type | republic |
| Capital |
name: Djibouti
geographic coordinates: 11 30 N, 43 15 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center |
| Currency | Djiboutian franc (DJF) |
| Internet country code | .dj |
| Ports and terminals | Djibouti |
| Agriculture products | fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels, animal hides |
| Industries | construction, agricultural processing |
| Geography |
| Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia |
| Coordinates | 11 30 N, 43 00 E |
| Continent | Africa |
| Area |
total: 23,000 sq km
land: 22,980 sq km water: 20 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 516 km
border countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km |
| Coastline | 314 km |
| Climate | desert; torrid, dry |
| Terrain | coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains |
| Natural resources | geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
| Natural hazards | earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods |
| People |
| Population | 486,530 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5% |
| Religions | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
| Languages | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
