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ABOUT DJIBOUTI | | |
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Djibouti, is a small country in eastern Africa, 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. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast of Djibouti, is Yemen. |
Capital:
- Djibouti
Area:
- Total: 23,200 km² (149th) 8,958 sq mi
- Water (%):
0.09% (20 km² / 7.7 mi²)Independence:
- from France: June 27, 1977 | Official languages:
- Somali and FrenchPopulation:
- July 2005 estimate:
793,000 (160th)
- 2000 census: 460,700
- Density:
34/km² (168th) 88/sq mi |
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Africa
Arabic
