- Official name
- Republic of Djibouti جمهورية جيبوتي · Arabic
1 more name
République de Djibouti · French - Capital
- Djibouti
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 959,000
- Area
- 23,200 km²
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc (DJF)
- Neighbours
- Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
- Internet / phone
- .dj · +253
Where it is
Notable facts
- Lake Assal, at about 155 m below sea level, is the lowest point in Africa and one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth.
- Djibouti sits at the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping chokepoints.
- The Afar Triangle, partly in Djibouti, is where three tectonic plates pull apart.
- Its port serves as the main maritime outlet for landlocked Ethiopia.
National dish
Skoudehkaris Rice cooked with lamb, tomato, cardamom and cumin.