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Djibouti
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This article is about the country. For the capital of Djibouti, see Djibouti City.
| جمهورية جيبوتي Jumhūriyyat Jībūtī Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti République de Djibouti Republic of Djibouti | |||||
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| Anthem: Djibouti | |||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Djibouti | ||||
| Official languages | Arabic and French | ||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy | ||||
| - President | Ismail Omar Guelleh | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Dileita Mohamed Dileita | ||||
| Independence | from French Overseas Departments and Territories | ||||
| - Date | June 27, 1977 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 23,200 km² (149th) 8,958 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 0.09% (20 km² / 7.7 mi²) | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2005 estimate | 793,000 (160th) | ||||
| - 2000 census | 460,700 | ||||
| - Density | 34 /km² (168th) 88 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $1.641 billion (164th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $2,070 (141st) | ||||
| HDI (2004) | 0.494 (low) (148th) | ||||
| Currency | Franc (DJF) | ||||
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .dj | ||||
| Calling code | +253 | ||||
Djibouti (Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a small country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti 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. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast of Djibouti, is Yemen.