Djibouti

Republic o Djibouti République de Djibouti  (French) جمهورية جيبوتي  (Arabic) Gabuutih Ummuuno  (Afar) Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti  (Somali)
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Motto: اتحاد، مساواة، سلام (Arabic) Unité, Égalité, Paix (French) Unity, Equality, Peace
Anthem: Djibouti
Caipital and largest city	Djibouti 11°36′N 43°10′E
Offeecial leids	French Arabic
Recognised naitional leids	Somali Afar
Releegion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Djiboutian
Govrenment	Unitar dominant-pairty presidential republic
• Preses	Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
• Prime Meenister	Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Legislatur	Naitional Assembly
Unthirldom
• frae Fraunce	27 June 1977
Aurie
• Total	23,200 km2 (9,000 sq mi) (150t)
• Water (%)	0.09 (20 km² / 7.7 sq mi)
Population
• 2016 estimate	846,687
• Density	37.2/km2 (96.3/sq mi) (168t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$3.658 billion
• Per capita	$3,584
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$2.088 billion
• Per capita	$2,045
Gini (2009)	40.0 medium
HDI (2015)	0.473 law · 172nt
Currency	Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+253
ISO 3166 code	DJ
Internet TLD	.dj

Territorial Organization

Djibouti (Arabic: جيبوتي ‎ Jībūtī), offeecially the Republic o Djibouti, is a wee kintra in the Horn o Africae. It is bordered bi Eritrea in the north, Ethiopie in the wast an sooth, an Somalie in the sootheast. The remainder o the border is formed bi the Red Sea an the Gulf o Aden. Djibouti, wi 865,000 citizens (2009), is ane o the least populous kintras in Africae. The predominant releegion in Djibouti, wi a 94% majority, is Muslim, wi the remainin sax percent claimin Christianity. In the 1800s, Djibouti, then French Somaliland, wis acquired bi Fraunce through sindry treaties wi Somali sultans. It wis declared an independent naition in 1977, an chynged its name tae the present day Republic o Djibouti. Djibouti joined the Unitit Nations on September 20, 1977. While Djibouti is an independent state, it maintains deep French relations, an through sindry military an economic agreements wi Fraunce, it receives continued security an economic assistance.