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GeographyLocation: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Area: Land boundaries: total 508 km, Eritrea 113 km, Ethiopia 337 km, Somalia 58 km Coastline: 314 km
PeoplePopulation: 421,320 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.48% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 42.79 births/1,000 population Death rate: 15.51 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -12.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 108.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.15 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5% Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6% Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Djibouti Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France) Constitution: multiparty constitution approved in referendum 4 September 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $500 million National product real growth rate: -3% National product per capita: $1,200 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6% Unemployment rate: over 30%
Electricity:
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