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Djibouti

Overview
Tiny, but ambitious: this is Djibouti. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country tries hard to be recognised as a little Dubai in the Red Sea. Djibouti is an ideal spot to recharge your batteries before (or after) an overland trip through Eritrea
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Capital: Djibouti
Official languages: Arabic and French
Regional languages: Afar, Somali
Government:Parliamentary republic
President:Ismail Omar Guelleh
Vice President:Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Independence:June 27, 1977Â, FranceÂ
Population:496,374
Currency:Franc (DJF)
Description:Tiny, but ambitious: this is Djibouti. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country tries hard to be recognised as a little Dubai in the Red Sea. Djibouti is an ideal spot to recharge your batteries before (or after) an overland trip through Eritrea
Location:Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Area:23 000 sq_km
Natural Resource geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Internet Code:.dj