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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Said isCommonInCountry Djibouti
باب المندب يطل عليه Djibouti
this entity surface form: الساحل الجيبوتي
Dikhil Region country Djibouti
Dikhil Region partOf Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Dikhil Region sovereignState Djibouti
Randa country Djibouti
Randa partOf Djibouti
Randa sovereignState Djibouti
Ethiopian border country2 Djibouti
subject surface form: Ethiopian border near Djibouti’s Tadjourah Region
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Ethiopian border connects Djibouti
subject surface form: Ethiopian border near Djibouti’s Tadjourah Region
Port of Tadjoura country Djibouti
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) passesThrough Djibouti
subject surface form: Great Rift Valley system
Obock Region country Djibouti
Obock Region partOf Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Dorra country Djibouti
Dorra sovereignState Djibouti
Ghoubbet al-Kharab country Djibouti
Afar language spokenIn Djibouti
Arta Region country Djibouti
Arta Region partOf Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Djiboutian Armed Forces foundedBy Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Djiboutian Armed Forces allegiance Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Somali Region of Ethiopia borders Djibouti
subject surface form: Somali Region
Northern Somali usedIn Djibouti
Afar Region borderedByCountry Djibouti
Qafar primaryRegion Djibouti
Qafar countryOfResidence Djibouti
this entity surface form: Republic of Djibouti
Qafar hasMinorityStatusIn Djibouti
Seven Brothers Islands partOf Djibouti