Djibouti

E13472

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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Djibouti canonical 185
Republic of Djibouti 22
Djiboutian 1

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 Djibouti self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: 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

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Arabic officialLanguageOf Djibouti
Arab world hasCountry Djibouti
Arab League hasMember Djibouti
Lake Assal country Djibouti
Lake Assal lowestPointOf Djibouti
French colonial empire territory Djibouti
this entity surface form: French Somaliland
Ethiopia borderedBy Djibouti
Djibouti demonym Djibouti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Djiboutian
Yemeni Arabic spokenIn Djibouti
Somalia borderCountry Djibouti
French officialLanguageOf Djibouti
Eritrea borderCountry Djibouti
Sub-Saharan Africa contains Djibouti
Haredi Jews populationCenter Djibouti
Gulf of Aden bordersCountry Djibouti
Yemen hasSeaBorderWith Djibouti
Red Sea borderedBy Djibouti
East Africa includesCountry Djibouti
Francophonie hasMajorMember Djibouti
ECCAS memberState Djibouti
IGAD headquartersCountry Djibouti
IGAD memberState Djibouti
CEN-SAD memberState Djibouti
Arab Monetary Fund hasMember Djibouti
Tadjourah Region country Djibouti
Tadjourah Region partOf Djibouti
Tadjoura country Djibouti
Tadjoura partOf Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Gulf of Tadjoura locatedIn Djibouti