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Region: Africa

Capital: Djibouti

Population: 921,804

Area Total: 22,000

Area Land: 21,980

Climate: Desert; torrid, dry



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Ali Sabieh 40,074 2020
Djibouti 623,891 2020
Tadjoura 22,193 2020

Other Key Data
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
Ethiopia 337 km
Eritrea 113 km
Somalia 58 km


Ethnic Divisions
Somali 60.00%
Afar 35.00%
French, Arab, Ethiopian and Italian 5.00%


Religions
Muslim 94.00%
Christian 6.00%

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