Republic of Djibouti | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Djibouti 11°36′N 43°10′E / 11.600°N 43.167°E |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Demonym(s) | Djiboutians |
Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic |
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh | |
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence | |
• from France | 27 June 1977 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (146th) |
• Water (%) | 0.09 (20 km² / 7.7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 921,804 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (168th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $3.974 billion |
• Per capita | $3,788 |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $2.187 billion |
• Per capita | $2,084 |
Gini (2015) | 40.0 medium |
HDI (2018) | 0.495 low · 171st |
Currency | Djiboutian franc (DJF) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +253 |
ISO 3166 code | DJ |
Internet TLD | .dj |
Djibouti (officially called the Republic of Djibouti) is a country on the eastern coast of Africa. The capital city is also called Djibouti.
Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977. The country was created out of the French Somaliland (later called the French Territory of the Afars and Issas), which was created in the 1800s as a result of French colonialism in Africa.