Djibouti (Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī), offeecially the Republic o Djibouti, is a wee kintra in the Horn o Africae. It is bordered bi Eritrea in the north, Ethiopie in the wast an sooth, an Somalie in the sootheast. The remainder o the border is formed bi the Red Sea an the Gulf o Aden. Djibouti, wi 865,000 citizens (2009), is ane o the least populous kintras in Africae.[4] The predominant releegion in Djibouti, wi a 94% majority, is Muslim, wi the remainin sax percent claimin Christianity. In the 1800s, Djibouti, then French Somaliland, wis acquired bi Fraunce through sindry treaties wi Somali sultans.[5] It wis declared an independent naition in 1977, an chynged its name tae the present day Republic o Djibouti. Djibouti joined the Unitit Nations on September 20, 1977.[6][7] While Djibouti is an independent state, it maintains deep French relations, an through sindry military an economic agreements wi Fraunce, it receives continued security an economic assistance.[8]
Republic o Djibouti | |
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Caipital and largest city | Djibouti 11°36′N 43°10′E |
Offeecial leids | |
Recognised naitional leids | |
Releegion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Djiboutian |
Govrenment | Unitar dominant-pairty presidential republic |
• Preses | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |
• Prime Meenister | Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed |
Legislatur | Naitional Assembly |
Unthirldom | |
• frae Fraunce | 27 June 1977[1] |
Aurie | |
• Total | 23,200 km2 (9,000 sq mi)[1] (150t) |
• Water (%) | 0.09 (20 km² / 7.7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2016[1] estimate | 846,687 |
• Density | 37.2/km2 (96.3/sq mi) (168t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $3.658 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $3,584[2] |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $2.088 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $2,045[2] |
Gini (2009) | 40.0 medium |
HDI (2015) | ![]() law · 172nt |
Currency | Djiboutian franc (DJF) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Drivin side | richt |
Cawin code | +253 |
ISO 3166 code | DJ |
Internet TLD | .dj |
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