Djibouti

Guide to DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI which official name is Republic of Djibouti or Djibouti, is a country from Africa located at the Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia. DJIBOUTI with 516 km sq km, limits with: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km; and is divided in 6 districts . DJIBOUTI's capital is Djibouti which is the most populated city with about 623,891 inhabitants.

History of DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Ismail Omar Guelleh as head of state and Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita as head of government.

Other symbols of DJIBOUTI are Djiboutian motto " Unity, Equality, Peace Djiboutian anthem "Djibouti Djiboutian flag.Djiboutian flag is composed by two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center .

DJIBOUTI's history is quite long: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afars minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 following the conclusion of a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multi-party presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH; he was re-elected to a second and final term in 2005. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the mouth of the Red Sea and serves as an important transshipment location for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands. The present leadership favors close ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, but is also developing stronger ties with the US. Djibouti hosts the only US military base in sub-Saharan Africa and is a front-line state in the global war on terrorism.

DJIBOUTIs geography

Guide to travel to DJIBOUTI

If you are thinking on traveling to DJIBOUTI, you will have to take in consideration some points like DJIBOUTI's currency, DJIBOUTI's weather, DJIBOUTI's national holiday and DJIBOUTI's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. DJIBOUTI`s currency is called franc ( DF), which is divided in 100 centimes

DJIBOUTI's weather is characterized to be desert; torrid, dry. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to DJIBOUTI.

You can also consider to visit DJIBOUTI on it's national holiday to get in DJIBOUTI's culture. If you do so, DJIBOUTI's national holiday is called Independence Day, 27 June.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of DJIBOUTI: Moussa Ali 2,028 m. And try also to get to DJIBOUTI's lowest point: Lac Assal -155 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit DJIBOUTI's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to DJIBOUTI, with more than 13 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to DJIBOUTI without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. DJIBOUTI has about100 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Djiboutian Culture

DJIBOUTI is known by Djiboutians as Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti or Djibouti/Jibuti in the shortened way. Djiboutian, about 496,374 people, are composed by different ethnics: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian). And they also have different languages: French, Arabic.

Another relevant point nowadays it's DJIBOUTI's religion. Djiboutians are divided in Muslim 94%, Christian 6%.

But if want to know more about DJIBOUTI's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Djiboutian novelists' books like Mouna-Hodan Ahmed (1972– ), Waberi Abdourahman (1965– ) .

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