Djibouti is a small Horn of Africa nation whose strategic Red Sea location has made it a global logistics and military hub.
Overview
- Size: 23,200 km²
- Location: Horn of Africa, on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, bordering Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
- Coordinates: 11.825100°, 42.590300°
Governance
- Administrative type: Unitary Presidential Republic
- Languages: French and Arabic (official), Somali and Afar widely spoken
Culture
A crossroads of Afar and Somali pastoralist traditions with Arab and French colonial influence, centred on the port city of Djibouti City.
Economy
Built almost entirely around its port and shipping services, transit trade for landlocked Ethiopia, and hosting foreign military bases.
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