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Djibouti

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Djibouti
country, sovereign state
Part ofEast Africa, French colonial empire Edit
Year dem found am23 June 1977 Edit
Official nameجمهورية جيبوتي, République de Djibouti, Jabuuti Edit
Native labelجمهورية جيبوتي, République de Djibouti, Jabuuti Edit
Short name🇩🇯 Edit
Dem name afterDjibouti Edit
Official languageFrench, Arabic Edit
AnthemDjibouti Edit
Cultureculture of Djibouti Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryDjibouti Edit
CapitalDjibouti Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+03:00, Africa/Djibouti Edit
Located in/on physical featureEast Africa Edit
Coordinate location11°48′0″N 42°26′0″E Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point12°7′17″N 43°25′1″E Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point12°42′0″N 43°7′48″E Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point10°54′47″N 41°56′48″E Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point11°29′36″N 41°46′16″E Edit
Highest pointMousa Ali Edit
Lowest pointLake Assal Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Djibouti Edit
State ein headIsmail Omar Guelleh Edit
Office head of government holdPrime Minister of Djibouti Edit
Government ein headAbdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Edit
Legislative bodyNational Assembly Edit
Central bankCentral Bank of Djibouti Edit
CurrencyDjiboutian franc Edit
Dey share bother plusEthiopia, Eritrea, Somalia Edit
Driving sideright Edit
Electrical plug typeEuroplug, Type E Edit
Dey replaceFrench Territory of the Afars and the Issas Edit
Language dem useModern Standard Arabic, Somali, French, Afar Edit
Significant eventDeclaration of independence of Djibouti Edit
Studied inDjiboutian studies Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.presidence.dj/ Edit
HashtagDjibouti Edit
Top-level Internet domain.dj Edit
Flagflag of Djibouti Edit
Coat of armsEmblem of Djibouti Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Djibouti Edit
Get characteristicnot-free country Edit
History of topichistory of Djibouti Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Djibouti Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Djibouti Edit
Mobile country code638 Edit
Country calling code+253 Edit
Trunk prefixno value Edit
Emergency phone number17, 18, 19 Edit
Maritime identification digits621 Edit
Unicode character🇩🇯 Edit
Category for mapsCategory:Maps of Djibouti Edit
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Djibouti, alias Republic of Djibouti, be sam country for de Horn of Africa insyd, wey edey share border plus Somalia go de south, Ethiopia go de southwest, Eritrea for de north insyd, den de Red Sea den de Gulf of Aden go de east. De country get sam area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).[1]

Djibouti be multi-ethnic nation plus population of ova 920,000 (de smallest for mainland Africa insyd). French den Arabic be ein two official languages, Afar den Somali be national languages. About 94% of Djiboutians dey adhere to Islam,[1] wey be de official religion wey na ebe predominant insyd de region for more dan 1,000 years. De Somalis den Afar dey make up de two largest ethnic groups, plus de former dey comprise de majority of de population. Both dey speak language of de Cushitic branch of de Afroasiatic languages.[1]

Politics

Foreign relations

De Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation dey manage foreign relations of Djibouti. Djibouti dey maintain close ties plus de governments of Somalia, Ethiopia, France den de United States. Ebe lykwise active participant insyd African Union, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation den Arab League affairs. Since de 2000s, Djiboutian authorities sanso get strengthened relations plus Turkey.

Djibouti be member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS) since de group ein founding for 1992 insyd.[2]

Administrative divisions

Map of Djibouti ein regions

Dem partition Djibouti into six administrative regions, wey Djibouti city dey represent one of de official regions. Dem further subdivide am into twenty districts.

Regions of Djibouti
Region Area (km2) Population

2009 census

Population

2018 estimate

Capital
Ali Sabieh 2,200 86,949 96,500 Ali Sabieh
Arta 1,800 42,380 72,200 Arta
Dikhil 7,200 88,948 105,300 Dikhil
Djibouti 200 475,322 603,900 Djibouti City
Obock 4,700 37,856 50,100 Obock
Tadjourah 7,100 86,704 121,000 Tadjoura

Geography

Climate

Average daily temperatures for de ten cities insyd Djibouti
Location July (°C) July (°F) January (°C) January (°F)
Djibouti City 41/31 107/88 28/21 83/70
Ali Sabieh 36/25 96/77 26/15 79/60
Tadjoura 41/31 107/88 29/22 84/72
Dikhil 38/27 100/81 27/17 80/63
Obock 41/30 105/87 28/22 84/72
Arta 36/25 97/78 25/15 78/60
Randa 34/23 94/73 23/13 74/56
Holhol 38/28 101/81 26/17 79/62
Ali Adde 38/27 100/82 26/16 80/61
Airolaf 31/18 88/66 22/9 71/49

Demographics

Largest cities

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Djibouti

According to de 2009 Census[3]

Rank Name Region Pop.
1 Djibouti Djibouti 475,322
2 Ali Sabieh Ali Sabieh 37,939
3 Dikhil Dikhil 24,886
4 Tadjoura Tadjourah 14,820
5 Arta Arta 13,260
6 Obock Obock 11,706
7 Ali Adde Ali Sabieh 3,500
8 Holhol Ali Sabieh 3,000
9 Airolaf Tadjourah 1,023
10 Randa Tadjourah 1,023

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Djibouti". The World Factbook. CIA. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. 50 Years of Singapore and the United Nations. World Scientific. 2015. ISBN 978-981-4713-03-0.access-date=28 March 2024
  3. "Djibouti: Regions, Major Cities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.

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