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DJIBOUTI
Map of DJIBOUTI
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Location:
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Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia |
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Geographic coordinates:
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11 30 N, 43 00 E |
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Area:
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total: 23,000 sq km
land: 22,980 sq km
water: 20 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 516 km
border countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km |
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Coastline:
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314 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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Climate:
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desert; torrid, dry |
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Terrain:
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coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m
highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m |
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Natural resources:
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geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0.04%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 99.96% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2003) |
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Total renewable water resources:
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0.3 cu km (1997) |
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.02 cu km/yr (84%/0%/16%)
per capita: 25 cu m/yr (2000) |
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Natural hazards:
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earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods |
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Environment - current issues:
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inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Population:
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506,221 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.3% (male 110,089/female 109,331)
15-64 years: 53.1% (male 139,164/female 129,614)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 9,068/female 8,955) (2008 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian) |
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Religions:
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Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
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Languages:
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French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.) |
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Country name:
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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 |
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Government type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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name: Djibouti
geographic coordinates: 11 35 N, 43 09 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah |
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Independence:
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27 June 1977 (from France) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Source: http://cia.gov
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