Djibouti

Republic of Djibouti République de Djibouti (French) Jumhūrīyah Jībūtīجمهورية جيبوتي (Arabic) Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti (Somali) Gabuutih Ummuuno (Afar)
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Motto: Midnimo, Sinnaan, Nabad (Somali) Inkittiino, Qeedala, Wagari (Afar) Unité, Égalité, Paix (French) اتحاد، مساواة، سلام (Arabic) Unity, Equality, Peace (English)
Anthem: Djibouti
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Capital and largest city	Djibouti 11°36′N43°10′E / 11.600°N 43.167°E / 11.600; 43.167
Official languages	French Arabic
National languages	Somali Afar^[1]
Ethnic groups	Somalis 70% Afar 30%^[1]
Religion	94% Islam 6% Christianity
Demonym(s)	Djiboutian
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential republic

• President	Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
• Prime Minister	Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed

Legislature	National Assembly
Formation

• French Somaliland	20 May 1883
• French Territory of the Afars and Issas	5 July 1967
• Independence from France	27 June 1977
• Admitted to the United Nations	20 September 1977
• Current constitution	4 September 1992

Area
• Total	23,200^[1] km² (9,000 sq mi)^[1] (146th)
• Water (%)	0.09 (20 km² / 7.7 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	921,804
• Density	37.2/km² (96.3/sq mi) (168th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$3.974 billion^[2]
• Per capita	$3,788^[2]
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$2.187 billion^[2]
• Per capita	$2,084^[2]
Gini (2017)	41.6^[3] medium
HDI (2019)	0.524^[4] low · 166th
Currency	Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+253
ISO 3166 code	DJ
Internet TLD	.dj

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Introduction

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Environment

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