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Djbouti Location:
Djibouti
11°36'N, 43°10'E
Djbouti Geography:
Djibouti is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and between Eritrea and Somalia. Its coordinates are 11°30'N 43°00'E.
Djibouti shares a 113-km border with Eritrea, 337 km with Ethiopia and 58 km with Somalia (total 506 km). It also has 314 km of coastline.Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It borders on Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. The country, the size of Massachusetts, is mainly a stony desert, with scattered plateaus and highlands.
Djbouti People:
Population
- July 2005 estimate 793,000 (160th)
- 2000 census 460,700
- Density 34 /km2 (168th)
88 /sq mi
Djbouti Government:
Government Parliamentary democracy
- President Ismail Omar Guelleh
- Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Djbouti Economy:
The economy of Djibouti is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall limits crop production to fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. It is a free trade zone.
On April 2005 the United Nations World Food Programme warned that 30,000 people in Djibouti face serious food shortages following three years of poor rains. [1]
Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of 40% to 50% continues to be a major problem. Inflation is not a concern, however, because of the fixed tie of the franc to the U.S. dollar. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over the last seven years because of recession, civil war, and a high population growth rate (including immigrants and refugees). Also, renewed fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea has disturbed normal external channels of commerce. Faced with a multitude of economic difficulties, the government has fallen into arrears on long-term external debt and has been struggling to meet the stipulations of foreign aid donors.[2]
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