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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Ali Sabieh
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40,074
|
2020
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Djibouti
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623,891
|
2020
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Tadjoura
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22,193
|
2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
921,804 |
| Area Total: |
22,000km2 |
| Area Land: |
21,980km2 |
| Coast Line: |
314km |
| Capital: |
Djibouti |
| Climate: |
Desert; torrid, dry |
| Languages: |
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
| Currency: |
1 Djiboutian franc (DF) = 100 centimes |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 27 June (1977), Mouloud is 21 April |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 75.50°F |
| July: |
°C / 92.90°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 7" |
Boundaries
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Ethiopia
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337 km
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Eritrea
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113 km
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Somalia
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58 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Somali
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60.00%
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Afar
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35.00%
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French, Arab, Ethiopian and Italian
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5.00%
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Religions
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Muslim
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94.00%
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Christian
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6.00%
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CountryWire
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