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Geography


President Ismail Omar Guelleh	Prime Minister Dilleita Mohamed Dilleita

Quick Facts

Official Name	The Republic of Djibouti
Location	Strategically located at the strait that links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.Borders Eriteria, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Capital	Djibouti
Population	470,000 (2004 estimate)
Ethnicity	Somali (largely Issa), Afar, French, Arab
Religion	Predominantly Muslim (94 per cent), Christian 5 per cent.
Languages	French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
National Holiday	Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Government	Multi-party republic
Head of State	President Ismail Omar Guelleh
Prime Minister	Dilleita Mohamed Dilleita
Legal System	based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
Currency	Djiboutian Franc (DF).US$1=177.72 DF, fixed since 1973
GDP	US$597 million (World Bank 2002)
Major industries	Service activities connected to Djibouti's strategic location and free-trade zone status
Major export partners	Somalia, France, Yemen, Ethiopia and Holland.
Major import partners	Saudi Arabia, France, Ethiopia, China and Italy