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Djibouti

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Background :

The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afars minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 following the conclusion of a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multi-party presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH; he was re-elected to a second term in 2005. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the mouth of the Red Sea and serves as an important transshipment location for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands. The present leadership favors close ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, but also has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts the only US military base in sub-Saharan Africa and is a front-line state in the global war on terrorism. 

Location :

Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

11 30 N, 43 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 41.77
North 12.71
East 43.42
South 10.91

Area :

total 23 200 square km
land 23 180 square km
water 20 square km

Land boundaries :

total 516 km
Eritrea (er) 109 km
Ethiopia (et) 349 km
Somalia (so) 58 km

Coastline :

314.00 km

Climate :

desert; torrid, dry 

Terrain :

coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 155 metres
highest point 2 028 metres

Natural resources :

clay diatomite
geothermal areas gold
granite gypsum
limestone marble
petroleum pumice
salt

Land use :

arable land 0.04 %
permanent crops 0.00 %
other 99.96 %

Irrigated land :

10 square km

Natural hazards :

cyclonic disturbances droughts
earthquakes floods
heavy rain

current issues :

inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands

Population :

724 622 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.16 %
Birth rate 26.34 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.92 children born/woman
Death rate 8.53 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 36.30 %
15-64 years 60.40 %
65 years and over 3.20 %

Median age :

total 18.10 years
male 18.50 years
female 17.80 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.01 male(s)/female
total population 1.04 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 58.33 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 60.32 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 57.93 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 62.79 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 3.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 16 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 1 100

Religions :

Muslim 94.00 %
Christian 6.00 %

Languages :

French  
Arabic  
Somali  
Afar  

Literacy :

total population 67.90 %
male 78.00 %
female 58.40 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Djibouti
conventional short form Djibouti
local long form Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti
local short form Djibouti/Jibuti
former French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 DJ
ISO Numeric 262
ISO3 DJI
FIPS DJ
ccTLD dj
English Djibouti

Administrative divisions :

6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah 

Capital :

name Djibouti
geographic coordinates 11 35 N, 43 09 E
time difference 3.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AFESD AMF
AU AfDB
COMESA FAO
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IGAD ILO
IMF IMO
IOC ITU
ITUC Interpol
LAS MIGA
MINURSO NAM
OIC OIF
OPCW UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNHCR UNIDO
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1977-06-27 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1977-06-27

Executive branch :

President Ismail Omar GUELLEH Prime Minister Mohamed Dileita DILEITA

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 2 039 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 1 089 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 6.50 %
PPP - per capita 2 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 3.20 %
industry 14.90 %
services 81.90 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 59.00 %
Population below poverty line 42.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 5.00 %
Current account balance - 212 000 000 $
Debt external 428 000 000 $
Military expenditures 3.80 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.40 %
highest 10% 30.90 %

Budget :

revenues 135 000 000 $
expenditures 182 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

animal hides camels
fruits goats
sheep vegetables

Industries :

agricultural processing construction

Energy :

Electricity Production 280 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 260 399 999 kWh
Oil Consumption 13 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 19 bbl/day
Oil Imports 8 476 bbl/day

Value :

340 000 000 $

Partners :

Somalia (so) 79.90 %
UAE 4.10 %
Yemen (ye) 4.10 %

Commodities :

coffee hides and skins
reexports

Value :

1 555 000 000 $

Commodities :

beverages chemicals
food petroleum products
transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Djiboutian franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 10 800
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 44 100
FM Radio broadcast stations 2
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) dj
Internet Hosts 199
Internet Users 13 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 3
Roadways - total 3 065 km
Roadways - paved 1 226 km
Roadways - unpaved 1 839 km
Railways 100 km

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