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___ Republic of DjiboutiA virtual travel guide to Djibouti. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Djibouti's art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.Beside a country profile this page contains links to sources that will provide you with in-depth information about this East African nation, e.g.: official web sites of Djibouti, addresses of Djibouti and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with travel and tourism information on tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Djibouti. |
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Republic of Djibouti | République de Djibouti |
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 Flag of Djibouti 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. Djibouti's first multi-party presidential elections in 1999 resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH. Djibouti occupies a very 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 has also developed increasingly stronger ties with the United States in recent years. Djibouti currently hosts the only United States military base in sub-Saharan Africa and is a front-line state in the global war on terrorism. border countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia related countries: France, Yemen |
 Official Name: République de Djibouti Arabic: Jumhuriyah Jibuti short form: Djibouti int'l long form: Republic of Djibouti former: Territoire Français des Afars et des Issas (French Territory of the Afars and Issas), French Somaliland. ISO Country Code: dj Time: Local Time = UTC +3h Actual Time: Mon-Sept-6 07:02 Capital City: Djibouti (City) Other Cities: Dikhil, Arta, Ali-Sabieh, Obock, Tadjoura. Government: Type: Republic. Constitution: Ratified September 1992 by referendum. Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France). Geography: Location: Northeast coast of the Horn of Africa on the Strait of Mandeb, which separates the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Area: 23 000 sq km (8880 sq mi) Terrain: Coastal desert and plateau separated by central mountains. Climate: Torrid and semi-arid, fresh season, from October to April (average 25°). People: Nationality: Djiboutian(s). Population: Between 600 000 and 700 000. Ethnic groups: Somalis (Issaks, Issas, and Gadaboursis) 60%, Afars 35%, Ethiopians,Arab, French, and Italian. Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%. Languages: French and Arabic (official); Somali and Afar widely used. Literacy: 65%. Natural resources: Gold, clay, granite, marble, minerals (salt, perlite, gypsum, limestone), petroleum, geothermal areas. Agriculture products: livestock, fishing, fruits, vegetables. Industries: Banking and insurance (12.5% of GDP), transportation (Djibouti harbour), tourism, construction, agricultural processing, salt. Exports partners: Somalia 63.8%, Yemen 22.6%, Ethiopia 5% (2004) Imports partners: Saudi Arabia 19.7%, India 12.4%, Ethiopia 11.8%, China 8.1%, France 5.6%, USA 4.8% (2004) Currency: Djiboutian Franc (DJF) |
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| Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of DjiboutiRepublique DjiboutiOfficial website of the Republic of Djibouti. Assemblée Nationale Official website of Djibouti national assembly. Diplomatic Missions United Nations in Djibouti United Nations site about UN programs in Djibouti. Ambassade de France en République de Djibouti French Embassy Djibouti (in French). Consulat Général de France The French Consulat at Djibouti. Maps Map of Djibouti Political map of Djibouti.  Google
Earth DjiboutiZoomable satellite view of Djibouti. Google
Earth Djibouti City Zoomable satellite view of Djibouti's capital city. Map
of AfricaPolitical Map of Africa. |
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NewsAgence Djiboutienne d'InformationState news agency with Djibouti national and regional news (in French) La Nation A government-owned daily (in French) Service presse de la presidence Official Djibouti government news (in French). Djibouti guide Provides news from Djibouti (in English and French) Radio/TV Radiodiffusion Télévision de Djibouti Djibouti Television - RTD the state-run TV and Radio station (in French). |
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Arts & CultureCentre Culturel Français Arthur RimbaudCCFAR is a center of art and culture an institution of the French embassy. |
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Business & EconomyBanque Centrale de DjiboutiOfficial website of Djibouti's Central Bank. Adjib - Djibouti Telecom Transportation Djibouti Airlines Privately owned Djiboutian company. Port de Djibouti Port authority. |
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Destination Djibouti - Travel and Tour GuidesOffice National du Tourisme Precious little information about Djibouti travel and tourism (in French). Afrique Djibouti Djibouti portal with inormation on the country, travel, climate and more. Émotions sous-marines Djibouti underwater photographs by Jean-Patrick Paszula. Djibouti Djibouti in images, travelogues and book excerpts by Eric Lafforgue. Djibouti d'hier à aujourd'hui A guide to Djibouti yesterday and today. |
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EducationMinistère de l'Education NationaleOfficial website of the Ministry of Education (in French). Centre d'Études et de Recherches Scientifiques de Djibouti CERD Scientific Research Center of Djibouti in the fields of Languages, Geoscience and New Technologies. Université de Djibouti Djibouti University (in French). |
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EnvironmentCentre d'échange de la biodiveristé de DjiboutiConvention on Biological Diversity, a Belgium based site with information on biodiverstity of Djibouti (in French). Geologie Djibouti Website about the continental rift of the Asal - Ghoubbet region where the Arabic Plate tends to separate from the African Plate (in French). IGAD The Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional grouping of seven Eastern African countries created in 1986 to fight the recurrent and severe droughts and other natural disasters that caused widespread famine, ecological degradation and economic hardship in the Eastern Africa region between 1974 and 1984. |
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HistoryHistory of DjiboutiWikipedia entry about the history of Djibouti. L'histoire de Djibouti Brief history of Djibouti (in French) |
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SearchAdjib - Annuaire Web djiboutienIndex of Djiboutian related sites. Additional Information on DjiboutiAfrica South of the Sahara: DjiboutiStanford University. BBC News Country Profile: Djibouti Mbendi Profile: Djibouti Including economic overviews and directories of companies. Open Directory Project: Djibouti Wikipedia: Djibouti The World Factbook -- Djibouti |
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