Area 23,200 sq km (8,958 sq mi)
Poplation 457,000
Capital city Djibouti (317,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Somalia 60%, Afar 35%
Language Arabic and Frence (both official)
Religions Islam 94% , Christianity 6%
Currency Djiboutian franc = 100 centimes

The Republic of Djibouti in eastern Africa occupies a strategic position where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden.

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