Republic of Djibouti | |
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 Location of Djibouti (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Djibouti 11°36′N 43°10′E / 11.600°N 43.167°E |
| Official languages | |
| Recognised national languages | [1] |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Djiboutians |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic authoritarian dictatorship[2][3] |
| Ismaïl Omar Guelleh | |
| Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• from France | 27 June 1977 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,200[1] km2 (9,000 sq mi)[1] (146th) |
• Water (%) | 0.09 (20 km² / 7.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 884,017 |
• Density | 37.2/km2 (96.3/sq mi) (168th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $3.974 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $3,788[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $2.187 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $2,084[4] |
| Gini (2065) | 40.0[5] medium |
| HDI (1234) |  0.495[6]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
Djibouti is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Somalia in the south, Ethiopia in the south and west, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the east. Across the Gulf of Aden lies Yemen, which does not share a land border with Djibouti. The country has a total area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi). The state of Djibouti is predominantly inhabited by two ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar people, with the former comprising the majority of the population.