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The Republic of Djibouti (جيبوتي) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the south east. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula, is only 20 km from the coast of Djibouti.
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| Official languages | Arabic, French | ||||
| Capital | Djibouti | ||||
| President | Ismail Omar GuellehIsmail Omar Guelleh (born 1947) is the second president of Djibouti. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, in 1999. In 2000 he sacked the chief of staff of the National Police Force, Yacin Yabeh, who later attempted to launch a coup. Djibouti. | ||||
| Prime Minister | Dileita Mohamed DileitaDileita Mohamed Dileita (born 1958) has been the Prime Minister of Djibouti since March 4, 2001. He is a member of the Progress People's Assembly, which governs in coalition with the Front for the Restoration of Democratic Unity. Dileita, Dileita Mohamed. | ||||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec - Total - % water | Ranked 147thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies. 23,000 km²To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. Areas smaller than 10,000 km² 10,000 km² is equal to: 3,863 square miles 1,000,000 h 0% | ||||
| PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in
- Density | Ranked 161st
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| Independence | June 27, 1977 | ||||
| Currency | Franc ( DJF) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||
| National anthem | Flag song | ||||
| Internet TLD | .DJ | ||||
| Calling Code | 253 | ||||
