Djibouti, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 03 June 2025.
Image of Djibouti, capital city of Djibouti
Djibouti is a Horn-of-Africa republic operating deep-water ports on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, regional fibre-optic hub, and geothermal and solar projects aimed at full renewable power by 2035.
Djibouti in one word would be “Gateway,” meaning shipping hub.
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti armorial
Djibouti is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of Arab League.
Djibouti administrative divisions
6 districts (cercles)
- Ali Sabieh,
- Arta,
- Dikhil,
- Djibouti,
- Obock,
- Tadjourah
Easy learning about Djibouti |
The capital city of Djibouti is Djibouti.
| Djibouti is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent Inhabitants of Djibouti are called Djiboutians |
| Member of | Arab League since 1977 |
| Djibouti has a population of | 1,152,944 inhabitants within a total area of 23,000 Km2 (14,292 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Djibouti’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 119 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.37 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Djibouti HDI ranks in position nº 175 worldwide HDI of 0.513 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Djibouti’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 49 countries Djibouti passport ranks 89th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Djibouti GDP per capita is | $4,343 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Djibouti ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 11° 30' N, 43° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia. |
| Djibouti Climate | desert; torrid, dry |
| Most predominant religion | Sunni Muslim (nearly all Djiboutians), |
| Second most predominant religion | other (mainly foreign-born residents - Shia Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Baha'i, and atheist) |
| Currency name & code | Franc (DJF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .dj |
| Djibouti calling code | +253 |
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