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Djibouti

11.5N 43.0E · 24 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE AS THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI · 27 JUNE 1977
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1977 – present · Civil War, Guelleh and the Republic of Bases
5 EVENTS
1991–1994 · Civil war with the FRUD rebellion 3 REFS
1 August 2017 · China opens its first overseas base 3 REFS
1958 – 1977 · Referendums and the Road to Independence
4 EVENTS
1958 · First referendum keeps ties to France 2 REFS
27 June 1977 · Republic of Djibouti proclaimed 3 REFS
1897 – 1957 · The Railway and the Colony of French Somaliland
4 EVENTS
1897 · Franco-Ethiopian Railway begun 2 REFS
1917 · Railway reaches Addis Ababa 3 REFS
1862 – 1896 · The French Foothold and the Founding of Djibouti
4 EVENTS
1862 · France buys the anchorage of Obock 3 REFS
1888 · Founding of Djibouti city 3 REFS
c. 1150 – 1862 · The Afar, the Issa and the Muslim Sultanates
4 EVENTS
late 13th century · Sultanate of Ifat dominant on the routes 2 REFS
c. 1332 · Ifat broken by Ethiopia; rise of Adal 2 REFS
Antiquity – c. 12th century CE · Ancient Trade and the Coming of Islam
3 EVENTS
ancient times · Coast woven into Horn of Africa trade 2 REFS
7th century CE · Islam reaches the Red Sea coast 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Djibouti
Population
865,000
Area
23,200 km²
Region
Eastern Africa
Languages
Arabic, French
Currency
Djiboutian franc (Fr)
Demonym
Djibouti
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$4.6 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$3,906’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
6.5%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
-0.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
206.3%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
1.2 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
66.2 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
73.0%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.6’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
35.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
56.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
41.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
41.4’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
39.6’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
29.8’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
2.3%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.21’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
48.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
75.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Education spending
3.8%’18 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
5.2%’11 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
65.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
48’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
3.3%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
23,180 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.3%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
73.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.8’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
26.9%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
69.2%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.6%’08 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$36 M’08 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
13,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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