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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Republic of Djibouti
| native_name = {{unbulleted list | item_style=font-size:88%; | {{native name|fr|République de Djibouti}} | {{native name|ar|جمهورية جيبوتي}} | {{native name|so|Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti}}|{{native name|aa|Gabuutih Ummuuno}}}}
| common_name = Djibouti
| image_flag = Flag of Djibouti.svg
| image_coat = Emblem of Djibouti.svg
| symbol_type = Emblem
| image_map = Location Djibouti AU Africa.svg
| map_caption = {{map caption |countryprefix= |location_color=dark blue |region=Africa |region_color=dark grey |subregion=the [[African Union]] |subregion_color=light blue}}
| image_map2 = Djibouti - Location Map (2013) - DJI - UNOCHA.svg
| national_motto = {{Native name|ar|اتحاد، مساواة، سلام|italics=off}} {{Native name|fr|Unité, Égalité, Paix|italics=off}} {{Native name|aa|
Inkittiino, Qeedala, Wagari|italics=off}} {{Native name|so|
Midnimo, Sinaan, Nabad|italics=off}} {{small|Unity, Equality, Peace}}
| national_anthem = ''[[Djibouti (anthem)|Djibouti]]'' {{center|[[File:The Djiboutian anthem.ogg]]}}
| official_languages = {{hlist |[[French language|French]]|[[Arabic language|Arabic]]}}
| national_languages = {{hlist |[[Somali language|Somali]]|[[Afar language|Afar]]}}<ref name=CIA/>
| languages = {{hlist|[[English language|English]]|[[Italian language|Italian]]}}
| ethnic_groups = {{Unbulleted list|[[Somalis]] 60%|[[Afar people|Afar]] 35%|others 5% (primarily [[Arab]])<ref name=CIA/>}}
| religion = [[Sunni Islam]]
| demonym = [[Djiboutian]]s
| capital = [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti]]
| largest_city = capital
| coordinates = {{Coord|11|36|N|43|10|E|type:city_region:DJ}}
| government_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Dominant-party system|dominant-party]] [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[republic]]
| leader_title1 = [[List of heads of state of Djibouti|President]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of heads of government of Djibouti|Prime Minister]]
| leader_name1 = [[Ismaïl Omar Guelleh]]
| leader_name2 = [[Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed]]
| sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]
| established_event1 = from [[France]]
| established_date1 = 27 June 1977
| legislature = [[National Assembly (Djibouti)|National Assembly]]
| area_rank = 146th 
| area_footnote = <ref name="CIA">{{cite web |title=Djibouti |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html |work=The World Factbook |publisher=CIA |accessdate=26 February 2013 |date=5 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702024855/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html |archive-date=2 July 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| area_km2 = 23,200<ref name=CIA/>
| area_sq_mi = 8,958 
| percent_water = {{nowrap|0.09 (20 km² / 7.7 sq mi)}}
| population_estimate = 921,804
| population_estimate_year = 2020
| population_density_km2 = 37.2
| population_density_sq_mi = 96.4 
| population_density_rank = 168th
| GDP_PPP = $3.974 billion<ref name="imf2">{{cite web |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=72&pr.y=16&sy=2018&ey=2021&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=611&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=|title=Djibouti |publisher=International Monetary Fund }}</ref>
| GDP_PPP_year = 2018
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $3,788<ref name="imf2"/>
| GDP_nominal = $2.187 billion<ref name="imf2"/>
| GDP_nominal_year = 2018
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $2,084<ref name="imf2"/>
| Gini_year = 2015
| Gini_change = 
| Gini = 40.0 
| Gini_ref = <ref>{{cite book| last = Selima.| first = Jāhāna| title = Human Development Report 2015: Work for Human Development| url = http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2015_human_development_report.pdf| date = 2015| publisher = United Nations Development Programme| isbn = 978-92-1-126398-5| oclc = 936070939| page = 232| access-date = 15 September 2018| archive-date = 22 December 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080742/http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2015_human_development_report.pdf| df = dmy-all| url-status = live }}</ref>
| Gini_rank =
| HDI_year = 2018
| HDI_change = increase 
| HDI = 0.495 
| HDI_ref = <ref name="UNHDR">{{cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2019-human-development-index-ranking|title=Human Development Report 2019|language=en|publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]]|date=10 December 2019|accessdate=10 December 2019|format=PDF|archive-date=10 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510173542/http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2019-human-development-index-ranking|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| HDI_rank = 171st
| currency = [[Djiboutian franc]]
| currency_code = DJF
| country_code =
| time_zone = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
| utc_offset = +3
| time_zone_DST =
| utc_offset_DST =
| drives_on = Right
| calling_code = [[+253]]
| cctld = [[.dj]]
| today =
}}
'''Djibouti''' (officially called the '''Republic of Djibouti''') is a [[country]] on the [[East Africa|eastern]] coast of [[Africa]]. The [[capital city]] is also called [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti]].

Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977. The country was created out of the [[French Somaliland]] (later called the [[France|French]] Territory of the Afars and Issas), which was created in the 1800s as a result of French [[colonialism]] in Africa.

In 2020, about 920,000 people lived there. It is one of the least populous countries in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/country/djibouti |title=World Bank country data Djibouti (2009) (number rounded) |publisher=Data.worldbank.org |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> Two ethnic groups, the [[Somalis|Somali]] and the [[Afar people]], account for most of the people living in the country.

Djibouti joined the United Nations on September 20, 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/countries/djibouti |title=Today in Djibouti History |publisher=Historyorb.com |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/en/members/index.shtml#d |title=United Nations member states |publisher=Un.org |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> It is also a member of the [[Arab League]], as well as the [[African Union]] and the [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development]] (IGAD).

==History==
The history of Djibouti goes back thousands of years when it was part of the Sabean Empire ([[Ethiopia]]) to a time when Djiboutians traded hides and skins for the perfumes and spices of ancient [[Egypt]], [[Pakistan]], and [[China]]. Through close contacts with the Arabian peninsula for more than 1,000 years, the Somali and Afar tribes in this region became among the first on the African continent to accept [[Islam]]. Djibouti is a Muslim country which regularly takes part in Islamic as well as Arab meetings.

The country is close to a narrow part of the [[Red Sea]] so it is considered an important area from a military viewpoint.

== Djiboutians ==
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Djiboutians Djiboutiens
| flag = [[File:Flag of Djibouti.svg|border|300px]]
| flag_caption = [[Flag of Djibouti]]
| population = {{circa}} 921,000-935,000{{ref label|en|a}}
| langs = [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Afar language|Afar]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]]
| rels = [[Islam]] (100%; [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]{{·}}[[Sufism]]),<ref name="cia">{{cite web|title=Djibouti|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/djibouti/|work=The World Factbook|date=July 2022 |publisher=CIA}}</ref>
| related_groups = [[Ethiopians]], [[Eritreans]], [[Djiboutians]], Somalians ([[Somalis]] of [[Somalia]]), [[Horn of Africa|Horn Africans]]
}}The '''Djiboutians''' ({{lang-fr|Djiboutiens}}) are the people inhabiting or originating from [[Djibouti]] (including their [[diaspora]]). The country is mainly composed of two ethnic groups, the [[Somalis|Somali]] and the [[Afar people|Afar]]. It has many languages - though [[Somali language|Somali]] and [[Afar language|Afar]] are the most widely spoken ones, [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[French language|French]] serve as the official languages. There is a small Djiboutian diaspora in [[North America]], [[Europe]], and [[Australia]].

==Geography==
Djibouti is near to the [[Horn of Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and Awdal of [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Gulf of Aden]] at the east.

In the [[Great Rift Valley]] the rift between the [[African Plate]] and the [[Somali Plate]] meet the [[Arabian Plate]]. This makes a geologic tripoint<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1029/96JB01185|title=Propagation of rifting along the Arabia-Somalia plate boundary: The gulfs of Aden and Tadjoura|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|volume=102|pages=2681–2710|year=1997|last1=Manighetti|first1=Isabelle|last2=Tapponnier|first2=Paul|last3=Courtillot|first3=Vincent|last4=Gruszow|first4=Sylvie|last5=Gillot|first5=Pierre-Yves|issue=B2|bibcode=1997JGR...102.2681M}}</ref> that is the lowest place in Africa.

Djibouti has eight mountain ranges with peaks of over 1,000 m (3,281 ft).<ref name="geo">{{cite web|title=Highest Mountains Djibouti|url=http://www.geonames.org/DJ/highest-mountains-in-djibouti.html|publisher=GeoNames|accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref> The [[Mousa Ali]] range is the country's highest mountain range.

The [[Grand Bara]] desert covers parts of southern Djibouti.

Most species of wildlife are found in the northern part of the country, in the ecosystem of the [[Day Forest National Park]]. This forest area is the main habitat of the endangered and [[endemic]] [[Djibouti francolin]] (a bird).

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:The Regions of Djibouti.png|thumb|upright=1.4|A map of Djibouti's regions.]]
Djibouti is divided into six administrative regions, with [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti city]] representing one of the official regions. It is further subdivided into twenty [[Districts of Djibouti|districts]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Regions of Djibouti
|-
! Region
! Area (km2)
! Population (2010)
! Capital
|-
| [[Ali Sabieh Region|Ali Sabieh]]
| 2,200
| 71,640
| [[Ali Sabieh]]
|-
| [[Arta Region|Arta]]
| 1,800
| 40,163
| [[Arta, Djibouti|Arta]]
|-
| [[Dikhil Region|Dikhil]]
| 7,200
| 83,409
| [[Dikhil]]
|-
| [[Djibouti Region|Djibouti]]
| 200
| 529,900 (2015 est.)
| [[Djibouti City]]
|-
| [[Obock Region|Obock]]
| 4,700
| 36,083
| [[Obock]]
|-
| [[Tadjourah Region|Tadjourah]]
| 7,100
| 84,041
| [[Tadjoura]]
|}

==Religion==
The people of Djibouti are mostly Muslim. Islam is observed by 94% of Djibouti's population (about 740,000) (2010 estimate). The remaining six percent follow Christianity.

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|title=Religion in Djibouti
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|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|94}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|purple|6}}
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The Republic of Djibouti names Islam as the only [[state religion]]. The Constitution of 1992 provides for the equality of citizens of all faiths as well as the freedom to practise any religion.

==Sports==
[[Association football]] is the most popular sport in Djibouti. The country became a member of [[FIFA]] in 1994.<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web|title=Teams - Djibouti|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43996/profile-detail.html|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=17 December 2016|archive-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315124418/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43996/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have only played in qualifying rounds for both the [[African Cup of Nations]] and [[FIFA World Cup]].

== Transportation ==
The country is linked to [[Ethiopia]] by way of the [[Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Djib 003.JPG|[[Lake Assal (Djibouti)|Lake Assal]]
File:Traditional houses on the Mabla Mountains.jpg|Traditional houses on the [[Mabla Mountains]]
File:Lac Abbe-02.JPG|[[Lake Abbe]]
File:The mountains near Dasbiyo.png|The mountains near [[Dasbiyo]]
</gallery>

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