| AREA ................................................ | 23.000 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 466.900 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 20,3 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Djibouti | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 94%, Christian 6% | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Djiboutian franc (DJF) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1993 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,358 (146th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Lac Assal -155 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Moussa Ali 2028 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 27 June 1977 (from France) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .dj | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +253 |