The Republic of Djibouti

Djibouti

Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...

is a sovereign country located on the Horn of Africa

Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...

. Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea

Eritrea

Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...

 in the north, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 in the west and south, and Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

 in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...

 and the Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Aden

The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which is about 20 miles wide....

. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula

Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula is a land mass situated north-east of Africa. Also known as Arabia or the Arabian subcontinent, it is the world's largest peninsula and covers 3,237,500 km2...

, 20 kilometres (12 mi

Mile

A mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet . The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile...

) from the coast of Djibouti, is Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

. The capital of Djibouti is the City of Djibouti.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Djibouti:

General reference

• Pronunciation: jɨˈbuːti
• Common English country name: Djibouti
  Djibouti
  Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Djibouti
  Djibouti
  Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
  
  
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Djiboutian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Djibouti
• ISO country codes: DJ, DJI, 262
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DJ
  ISO 3166-2:DJ
  ISO 3166-2:DJ is the entry for Djibouti in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Djibouti, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .dj
  .dj
  .dj is the country code top-level domain for Djibouti.It has been marketed for music-related sites due to the common use of "DJ" to mean disc jockey. A project is also under development to use it for "Data Journals". However, this TLD has not proven especially popular to date. Other similar ccTLDs...
  
  

Geography of Djibouti

• Djibouti is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
    The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
    
     and Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
    The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
    
    
  • Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
    
    
    • North Africa
      North Africa
      North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
      
      
    • East Africa
      East Africa
      East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
      
      
      • Horn of Africa
        Horn of Africa
        The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...
        
        
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : East Africa Time
    East Africa Time
    East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The zone is three hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as Arabia Standard Time, and also the same as Eastern European Summer Time....
    
     (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Djibouti
    • High: Mousa Ali
      Mousa Ali
      The Mousa Ali Volcano is a stratovolcano located on the tri-point borders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows...
      
       2028 m (6,654 ft)
    • Low: Lake Asal
      Lake Asal (Djibouti)
      Lake Assal is a crater lake in central-eastern Djibouti. It is located at the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura in the Tadjoura Region, touching Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great Rift Valley, some west of Djibouti city...
      
       -155 m – lowest point outside of Asia
  • Land boundaries: 516 km

 Ethiopia 349 km

 Eritrea 109 km

 Somalia 58 km

• Coastline: 314 km
• Population of Djibouti: 833,000 - 156th most populous country
• Area of Djibouti: 23,200 km²
• Atlas of Djibouti

Environment of Djibouti

• Climate of Djibouti
• Environmental issues in Djibouti
• Ecoregions in Djibouti
• Renewable energy in Djibouti
• Geology of Djibouti
• Protected areas of Djibouti
  • Biosphere reserves in Djibouti
  • National parks of Djibouti
• Wildlife of Djibouti
  Wildlife of Djibouti
  The Wildlife of Djibouti, consisting of flora and fauna, is in a harsh landscape with forest accounting for less than one percent of the total area of the country. The flora and fauna species are most found in the northern part of the country in the ecosystem of the Day Forest National Park at an...
  
  
  • Flora of Djibouti
  • Fauna of Djibouti
    • Birds of Djibouti
    • Mammals of Djibouti

Natural geographic features of Djibouti

• Glaciers in Djibouti: none
• Islands of Djibouti
• Lakes of Djibouti
• Mountains of Djibouti
  • Volcanoes in Djibouti
• Rivers of Djibouti
  • Waterfalls of Djibouti
• Valleys of Djibouti
• World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None

Ecoregions of Djibouti

Main article: Ecoregions in Djibouti

Administrative divisions of Djibouti

See: Administrative divisions of Djibouti

• Regions of Djibouti
  Regions of Djibouti
  -See also:*ISO 3166-2:DJ*...
  
  
  • Districts of Djibouti
    Districts of Djibouti
    ||The regions of Djibouti are divided into 11 districts:*Alaili Dadda District*Ali Sabieh District*As Eyla District*Balha District*Dikhil District*Djibouti District*Dorra District*Obock District*Randa District*Tadjourah District*Yoboki District...
    
    

Municipalities of Djibouti

• Capital of Djibouti: Djibouti City
• Cities of Djibouti

Government and politics of Djibouti

Main article: Government of Djibouti and Politics of Djibouti

Politics of Djibouti

Politics of Djibouti takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The party system is dominated by the conservative People's Rally for Progress...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : semi-presidential
  Semi-presidential system
  The semi-presidential system is a system of government in which a president and a prime minister are both active participants in the day-to-day administration of the state...
  
   republic
  Republic
  A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
  
  
• Capital of Djibouti: Djibouti City

• Elections in Djibouti
  Elections in Djibouti
  Elections in Djibouti gives information on election and election results in Djibouti.Djibouti elects a head of state and a legislature at the national level. Until April 19, 2010, the president was elected for two six-year terms, until a change for the constitution was passed. Since then, there...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Djibouti
• Political scandals of Djibouti
• Taxation in Djibouti

Executive branch of the government of Djibouti

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh
  Ismail Omar Guelleh
  Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the President of Djibouti. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, in 1999. He is often referred to in the region by his initials 'IOG'....
  
  
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Djibouti, Dileita Mohamed Dileita
  Dileita Mohamed Dileita
  Dileita Mohamed Dileita has been the Prime Minister of Djibouti since March 2001. He is the Vice-President of the main governing party, the People's Rally for Progress , and is the President of the governing coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority .-Biography:Dileita was born in Tadjoura...
  
  
• Cabinet of Djibouti

• Ministries of Djibouti
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and the Sea
  • Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Artisans
  • Ministry of Communication and Culture
  • Ministry of Defense
  • Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Privatization
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Employment & National Solidarity
  • Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
  • Ministry of Equipment and Transport
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Parliamentary Relations
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Housing, Town Planning, Environment, and National and Regional Development
  • Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization
  • Ministry of Justice and Penal and Muslim Affairs
  • Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Investment Promotion
  • Ministry of Trade and Industry
  • Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing, Environment, National, and Regional Development
  • Ministry of Youth, Sports, Leisure, & Tourism

Legislative branch of the government of Djibouti

• National Assembly of Djibouti
  National Assembly of Djibouti
  The National Assembly is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Djibouti.-Overview:It consists of 65 members – 30 Somali and 30 Afar – elected to serve five-year terms in multi-seat constituencies...
  
   (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Djibouti

• Supreme Court of Djibouti

Foreign relations of Djibouti

• Diplomatic missions in Djibouti
• Diplomatic missions of Djibouti
  Diplomatic missions of Djibouti
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Djibouti, excluding honorary consulates. Djibouti's military and economic agreements with France provide continued security and economic assistance. Links with Arab states and East Asian states, Japan and People's Republic of China in particular, also are...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Djibouti is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union
  African Union
  The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
  
   (AU)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is a Kuwait-based, pan-Arab development finance institution. All member-states of the Arab League are members of the AFESD. As of 2003, it held around USD 7.3 billion in assets....
  
   (AFESD)
• Arab Monetary Fund
  Arab Monetary Fund
  The Arab Monetary Fund is a regional Arab organization, founded 1976, and operational from 1977. It is a working sub-organization of the Arab League.-Objectives:...
  
   (AMF)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is a free trade area with nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981...
  
   (COMESA)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Islamic Development Bank
  Islamic Development Bank
  The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
  
   (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" — United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara.-Purpose of the mission:MINURSO...
  
   (MINURSO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Djibouti

Main article: Law of Djibouti

• Capital punishment in Djibouti
• Constitution of Djibouti
• Crime in Djibouti
• Human rights in Djibouti
  Human rights in Djibouti
  -External links:*...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Djibouti
    LGBT rights in Djibouti
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Djibouti may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.-Laws regarding same-sex sexual activity:The law regarding same-sex sexual acts in Djibouti is unclear....
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Djibouti
• Law enforcement in Djibouti
  Law enforcement in Djibouti
  -Context:Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast...
  
  

Military of Djibouti

Main article: Military of Djibouti

Military of Djibouti

The Military of Djibouti consists of the Djibouti National Army. It is located on the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab with a foothold on the Red Sea.- History :...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Djibouti
• Forces
• Djibouti National Army
• Military history of Djibouti
• Military ranks of Djibouti

History of Djibouti

Main article: History of Djibouti

History of Djibouti

The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence on June 27, 1977. It is the successor to French Somaliland , which was created in the first half of the 19th century as a result of French interest in the Horn of Africa.-Early years:The history of Djibouti, recorded in poetry and songs of its...

, Timeline of the history of Djibouti, and Current events of Djibouti

• Economic history of Djibouti
• Military history of Djibouti

Culture of Djibouti

Main article: Culture of Djibouti

Culture of Djibouti

The culture of the Republic of Djibouti is ethnically diverse, due to its strategic location at a crossroads of trade and commerce. Its population consists of 793,000 citizens. Sixty percent are Somali; thirty-five percent are Afar; and French, Arab, and other minorities make up the remaining five...

• Architecture of Djibouti
• Cuisine of Djibouti
• Ethnic minorities in Djibouti
• Festivals in Djibouti
• Humor in Djibouti
• Languages of Djibouti
  Languages of Djibouti
  The languages of Djibouti refers to the various spoken forms of communication in Djibouti. It includes the nation's official languages, as well as its minority and foreign languages. The term also encompasses the writing systems traditionally used to transcribe those languages.-Overview:Djibouti is...
  
  
• Media in Djibouti
• National symbols of Djibouti
  • Coat of arms of Djibouti
    Coat of arms of Djibouti
    The national emblem of Djibouti was introduced after attaining independence from France on 27 June 1977. It is bordered on the sides with laurel branches. Within this perimeter there is a vertical spear, in front of which is a shield. Underneath the shield, two hands rise away from the spear,...
    
    
  • Flag of Djibouti
    Flag of Djibouti
    The national flag of Djibouti features two equal horizontal bands of blue and green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the centre...
    
    
  • National anthem of Djibouti
• People of Djibouti
• Prostitution in Djibouti
• Public holidays in Djibouti
• Records of Djibouti
• Religion in Djibouti
  • Buddhism in Djibouti
  • Christianity in Djibouti
    Christianity in Djibouti
    Christianity is the religion of 6% of the population of Djibouti . Christians are mostly of Ethiopian and European ancestry. Most Christians are Ethiopian Orthodox or Roman Catholic. The constitution of Djibouti includes freedom of religion, although Islam is the state religion. There are likely...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Djibouti
  • Islam in Djibouti
    Islam in Djibouti
    Islam in Djibouti has a long history, first appearing in East Africa during the lifetime of Muhammad. Today, 94 percent of Djibouti's 490,000 people are Sunni Muslims adhering largely to the Shafi legal tradition. In addition, many belong to the Qadiri, Ahmadi, and Salihi Sufi orders...
    
    
  • Judaism in Djibouti
  • Sikhism in Djibouti
• World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None
  • Proposed: Lake Assal zone, including Ardoukoba
    Ardoukoba
    Ardoukôba is a fissure vents volcano in Djibouti. Located on the coast from Djibouti City, its summit is situated at above sea level. It last erupted in November 1978 following an earthquake, having been dormant for 3,000 years...
    
     volcano

Art in Djibouti

• Art in Djibouti
• Cinema of Djibouti
• Literature of Djibouti
• Music of Djibouti
  Music of Djibouti
  The music of Djibouti refers to the musical styles, techniques and sounds of Djibouti-Overview:Djibouti is made up of two closely related ethnic groups: the Somali and Afar. There are also a number of Arab and French citizens. Traditional Afar music resembles the folk music of other parts of the...
  
  
• Television in Djibouti
• Theatre in Djibouti

Sports in Djibouti

Main article: Sports in Djibouti

• Football in Djibouti
  Football in Djibouti
  Football is the most popular sport in Djibouti. The country became a member of FIFA in 1994, but has only taken part in the qualifying rounds for the African Cup of Nations as well as the FIFA World Cup in the mid-2000s...
  
  
• Djibouti at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Djibouti

Main article: Economy of Djibouti

Economy of Djibouti

The economy of Djbouti is derived in large part from its strategic location on the Red Sea. Djibouti is mostly barren, with little development in the agricultural and industrial sectors. The country has a harsh climate, a largely unskilled labour force, and limited natural resources...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th (one hundred and seventieth)

• Agriculture in Djibouti
• Banking in Djibouti
  • National Bank of Djibouti
• Communications in Djibouti
  Communications in Djibouti
  -Telephone system:General assessment: Telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are defined by CIA World Factbook as "adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country."...
  
  
  • Telecommunications in Djibouti (includes Internet)
• Companies of Djibouti

• Currency of Djibouti
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Franc
  Djiboutian franc
  The franc is the currency of Djibouti. The ISO 4217 currency code is DJF. Historically it was subdivided into 100 centimes.- History :...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : DJF

• Economic history of Djibouti
• Energy in Djibouti
  Energy in Djibouti
  Located in the Horn of Africa region, Djibouti had no proven reserves of oil or natural gas, or refining capacity, as of 1 January 2003. In addition, Djibouti has no known reserves of coal...
  
  
  • Energy policy of Djibouti
  • Oil industry in Djibouti
• Health care in Djibouti
• Mining in Djibouti
  Mining in Djibouti
  Mining and manufacturing in Djibouti accounted for 3 percent of the gross domestic product in 2004, which stood at around $1.6 billion.Djibouti has been known to produce occasional small quantities of clays, granite, limestone, marble, salt, sand and gravel, and crushed and dimension stone for...
  
  
• Djibouti Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Djibouti
  Tourism in Djibouti
  Tourist attractions in Djibouti include islands and beaches in the Gulf of Tadjoura and the Bab al-Mandab.-Tourist attractions:At Goubbet al Kharab, near the western end of the Gulf of Tadjoura, there are steep cliffs and a bay that was turned dark green by black lava. A number of active volcanoes...
  
  
• Transport in Djibouti
  Transport in Djibouti
  - Highways :total:2,890 kmpaved:364 kmunpaved:2,526 km Major roads include N1 west from Djibouti 246 km via Ouê'a and Mouloud to Dikhil, then north via Yoboki to Ethiopia, designated part of the Ndjamena-Djibouti Trans-Africa Highway 6;...
  
  
  • Airports in Djibouti
  • Rail transport in Djibouti
    Ethio-Djibouti Railways
    The Ethio-Djibouti Railways, also Ethio-Djibouti Railway Enterprise, is the successor of the Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia and jointly owned by the governments of Ethiopia and Djibouti. It was formed after Djibouti gained independence in 1977 and received the French shares of the Imperial...
    
    
  • Roads in Djibouti
• Water supply and sanitation in Djibouti

See also

• Index of Djibouti-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  

External links

Government Official Website

• allAfrica news headline links
• Daily press review in French and English
• Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti - Stuart Symington (The Yale Politic)

Overviews

• BBC News - Country Profile: Djibouti
• CIA World Factbook - Djibouti
• Indian Ocean Newsletter - Djibouti

Directories

• Arab Gateway - Djibouti directory category
• DjibNet directory, mostly in French
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Djibouti directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Djibouti directory category
• Yahoo! - Djibouti directory category

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