Djibouti

E13472

country in Africa sovereign state

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.

Aliases (3)

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