  Djibouti
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| Tiny, but ambitious: this is Djibouti. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country tries hard to be recognised as a little Dubai in the Red Sea. Djibouti is an ideal spot to recharge your batteries before (or after) an overland trip through Eritrea |
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| Capital: Djibouti |
| Official languages: Arabic and French |
| Regional languages: Afar, Somali |
| Government:Parliamentary republic |
| President:Ismail Omar Guelleh |
| Vice President:Dileita Mohamed Dileita |
| Independence:June 27, 1977Â, France |
| Population:496,374 |
| Currency:Franc (DJF) |
| Description:Tiny, but ambitious: this is Djibouti. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country tries hard to be recognised as a little Dubai in the Red Sea. Djibouti is an ideal spot to recharge your batteries before (or after) an overland trip through Eritrea |
| Location:Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia |
| Area:23 000 sq_km |
| Natural Resource geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
| Internet Code:.dj |
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