Djibouti

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Djibouti is a small Horn of Africa nation on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, known for its strategic maritime location, diverse ethnic makeup, and role as a hub for foreign military bases.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Africa
sovereign state
bordersCountry Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somalia
callingCode +253
capital Djibouti City
climate arid
colonialPower France
continent Africa
currency Djiboutian franc
currencyCode DJF
demonym Djiboutian
drivesOn right
ethnicGroupMajority Somali
ethnicGroupMinority Arabs
French
ethnicGroupSignificant Afar
formerName French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
hasForeignMilitaryBaseFrom China
France
Italy
Japan
United States
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Djibouti
headOfStateTitle President of Djibouti
independenceDate 1977-06-27
independenceFrom France
internetTLD .dj
largestCity Djibouti City
locatedInRegion Horn of Africa
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
memberOf African Union
Arab League
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations
nationalityLaw citizenship by descent and naturalization
officialLanguage Arabic
French
recognizedNationalLanguage Afar
Somali
religionMajority Islam
strategicLocation Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
strategicRole maritime trade hub
military logistics hub
UNAdmissionDate 1977-09-20
usesLegalSystem mixed civil law and customary law
usesTimeZone UTC+03:00

Referenced by (92)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
.dj
Afar Triangle
DJF
Djibouti City
Djiboutian franc
Lake Assal
President of Djibouti
Prime Minister of Djibouti
Tadjoura
Tadjourah Region
country
Arab Labor Organization
Arab League
Arab Monetary Fund
Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Economic and Social Council of the Arab League
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Islamic Development Bank
hasMember
East Africa
Francophone Africa
Greater Middle East
Horn of Africa
includesCountry
CEN-SAD
ECCAS
IGAD
memberState
Afar
South Semitic languages
Yemeni Arabic
spokenIn
East Africa Time
FET
bin Abdullah
usedInCountry
Eritrea
Somalia
borderCountry
Ethiopia
Red Sea
borderedBy
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
hasMemberState
IGAD
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
headquartersCountry
DJF
Djiboutian franc
legalTenderIn
DJF
Djiboutian franc
officialCurrencyOf
Arabic
French
officialLanguageOf
Tadjoura ("Republic of Djibouti")
Tadjourah Region
partOf
ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
servesCountry
French colonial empire
French colonial empire ("French Somaliland")
territory
.dj
adminContactCountry
Tadjourah Region
administrativeDivisionOf
Bureau of African Affairs
appliesPolicyTo
Prime Minister of Djibouti ("Republic of Djibouti")
appliesToJurisdiction
Southern Red Sea Region
borders
Gulf of Aden
bordersCountry
.dj
ccTLDFor
Djiboutian franc
circulatesIn
Sub-Saharan Africa
contains
Prime Minister of Djibouti
countryGoverned
Northeast Africa
countryIncludes
Council of Arab Ministers of Information
countryOfMembership
Gulf of Tadjoura
countryOnCoast
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
countryOnShore
Tadjourah Region
countrySubdivisionOf
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
countrySuccessor
Djibouti ("Djiboutian")
demonym
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas ("Republic of Djibouti")
followedBy
Foreign Legion
garrison
Gulf of Tadjoura
hasCoastlineOn
Arab world
hasCountry
Francophonie
hasMajorMember
French Armed Forces
hasOverseasPresenceIn
Yemen
hasSeaBorderWith
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
independenceGrantedTo
Djibouti City
isCapitalOf
Djibouti City
isLargestCityOf
Djibouti City
isSeatOfGovernmentOf
President of Djibouti ("Republic of Djibouti")
jurisdiction
Gulf of Tadjoura
locatedIn
Lake Assal
lowestPointOf
Djiboutian franc
monetaryUnitOf
Elmore Leonard
notableWork
Modern Standard Arabic
officialStatusIn
East African Rift
passesThrough
Haredi Jews
populationCenter
Somali
recognizedMinorityLanguageIn
Djibouti City
roadNetworkHubOf
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
separates
.dj
sponsoringCountry
DJF
usedIn

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