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| AREA |
23,200
sq km (8958 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
600,000 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
25.8 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Djibouti |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
250,000 (1995). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Djibouti is part of
the African continent bounded to the northeast
and east by the Red Sea, the southeast by
Somalia, the southwest by Ethiopia and to
the north by Eritrea. The country is a barren
strip of land around the Gulf of Tadjoura,
varying in width from 20km (12 miles) to
90km (56 miles), with a coastline of 300km
(188 miles), much of it white sandy beaches.
Inland is semi-desert and desert, with thorn
bushes, steppes and volcanic mountain ranges. |
| GOVERNMENT |
The official languages
are Arabic and French. Afar and Somali are
spoken locally. English is spoken by hoteliers,
taxi drivers and traders. |
| LANGUAGE |
Republic. Gained independence
from France in 1977. Head of State and Government:
President Ismail Omar Guelleh since 1999. |
| RELIGION |
Muslim with Roman Catholic,
Protestant and Greek Orthodox minorities. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 3. |
| ELECTRICITY |
220 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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