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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Djibouti geographic coordinates: 11 30 N, 43 15 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 496,374 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +3 |
| Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia see map |
| Area | total: 23,000 sq km land: 22,980 sq km water: 20 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian) |
| Religions | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
| Languages | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
| Government type | republic |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 27 June (1977) |
| Constitution | multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992 |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law |
| Background | The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afars minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 following the conclusion of a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multi-party presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH; he was re-elected to a second and final term in 2005. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the mouth of the Red Sea and serves as an important transshipment location for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands. The present leadership favors close ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, but is also developing stronger ties with the US. Djibouti hosts the only US military base in sub-Saharan Africa and is a front-line state in the global war on terrorism. |
| Internet country code | .dj |
