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