Outline of Djibouti
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Djibouti:
Djibouti - country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti occupies a total area of just. In antiquity, the territory was part of the Land of Punt. Djibouti is a multi-ethnic nation, with a population of over 790,000 inhabitants. The Somali and Afar make up the two largest ethnic groups. Both speak Afro-Asiatic languages, which serve as recognized national languages. Arabic and French constitute the country's two official languages. About 94% of residents adhere to Islam, a religion that has been predominant in the region for more than 1,000 years. Djibouti is strategically located near the world's busiest shipping lanes, controlling access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Djibouti
- Official English country name: The Republic of Djibouti
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: Djiboutian
- Demonym:
- ISO country codes: DJ, DJI, 262
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DJ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .dj
Geography of Djibouti
Geography of Djibouti- Djibouti is: a country
- Location:
- * Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- * Africa
- ** North Africa
- ** East Africa
- *** Horn of Africa
- * Time zone: East Africa Time
- * Extreme points of Djibouti
- ** High: Mousa Ali
- ** Low: Lake Asal – lowest point outside of Asia
- * Land boundaries: 516 km
- Population of Djibouti: 833,000 - 156th most populous country
- Area of Djibouti: 23,200 km2
- Atlas of Djibouti
Environment of Djibouti
- Climate of Djibouti
- Geology of Djibouti
- Wildlife of Djibouti
- * Fauna of Djibouti
- ** Birds of Djibouti
- ** Mammals of Djibouti
Natural geographic features of Djibouti
- Glaciers in Djibouti: none
- Islands of Djibouti
- Mountains of Djibouti
- * Volcanoes in Djibouti
- Rivers of Djibouti
- World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None
Regions of Djibouti
Regions of DjiboutiAdministrative divisions of Djibouti
- Regions of Djibouti
- * Districts of Djibouti
Regions of Djibouti
Districts of Djibouti
Districts of DjiboutiMunicipalities of Djibouti
- Capital of Djibouti: Djibouti City
- Cities of Djibouti
Demography of Djibouti
Demographics of DjiboutiGovernment and politics of Djibouti
- Politics of Djibouti
- * Form of government: unitary presidential representative democratic republic
- * Capital of Djibouti: Djibouti City
- * Elections in Djibouti
- * Political parties in Djibouti
Branches of the government of Djibouti
Executive branch of the government of Djibouti
- Head of state and head of government: President of Djibouti, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
- Cabinet of Djibouti
- * Prime Minister of Djibouti, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
- * Ministries of Djibouti
Legislative branch of the government of Djibouti
Judicial branch of the government of Djibouti
- Court system of Djibouti
Foreign relations of Djibouti
Foreign relations of DjiboutiInternational organization membership
The Republic of Djibouti is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Islamic Development Bank
- League of Arab States
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
- Universal Postal Union
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Djibouti
- Law of Djibouti
- * Constitution of Djibouti
- * Human rights in Djibouti
- ** LGBT rights in Djibouti
- * Law enforcement in Djibouti
Djibouti Armed Forces
- Djibouti Armed Forces
- * Command
- ** Commander-in-chief:
- *** Ministry of Defence of Djibouti
- * Forces
- * Djibouti National Army
- ** Djibouti Air Force
- ** Djiboutian Navy
- * Military history of Djibouti
Local government in Djibouti
- Local government in Djibouti
History of Djibouti
History of Djibouti- Current events of Djibouti
- Military history of Djibouti
Culture of Djibouti
Culture of Djibouti- Cuisine of Djibouti
- Languages of Djibouti
- National symbols of Djibouti
- * Coat of arms of Djibouti
- * Flag of Djibouti
- * National anthem of Djibouti
- People of Djibouti
- Public holidays in Djibouti
- Religion in Djibouti
- * Christianity in Djibouti
- * Islam in Djibouti
- * Sikhism in Djibouti
- World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None
- * Proposed: Lake Assal zone, including Ardoukoba volcano
Art in Djibouti
Sports in Djibouti
Sports in DjiboutiEconomy and infrastructure of Djibouti
Economy of Djibouti- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th
- Agriculture in Djibouti
- Communications in Djibouti
- * Telecommunications in Djibouti
- Companies of Djibouti
- Currency of Djibouti: Franc
- *ISO 4217: DJF
- Energy in Djibouti
- Health care in Djibouti
- Mining in Djibouti
- Tourism in Djibouti
- Transport in Djibouti
- * Airports in Djibouti
- * Rail transport in Djibouti