Key facts
Capital:Djibouti
Location:Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Currency:Djiboutian francs (DJF)
Area:23,200 sq km
Population:938,413 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Religion:Sunni Muslim 94% (nearly all Djiboutians), Christian 6% (mainly foreign-born residents)
TimeZone:UTC+3
Tel Code:+253
