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NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Invest in Djibouti
+253 31 21 02
www.djiboutinvest.dj/en/index.htm

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Djibouti Free Zone
+253 35 90 49
www.djiboutifz.com

EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 515
Washington DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 331-0270
Fax: (202) 331-0302<
Government
Official name
Republique de Djibouti/Jumhouriyya Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)
Head of State
President Ismail Omar Guelleh (re-elected Apr 2005)
Head of government
Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita (appointed Mar 2001)
Type of government
Republic
Capital
Djibouti-ville
Official language
French/Arabic (Somali/Afar are the national languages)
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Demographics
Population
496,374 (July 2007 est.)
Population 2010
520,000 (projected)
Population growth rate
1.984% (2007 est.)
Population Living in Poverty
50% (2001 est.)
Area
23,200 square km
Religions
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Economics
Currency
Djibouti franc (Df) = 100 centimes
Exchange rate
Df per US$ - NA (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
GDP per capita (purchasing power parity)
$1,000 (2005 est.)
GDP real growth rate
3.2% (2005 est.)
Labor force
282,000 (2000)
Unemployment
50% (2004 est.)
Inflation
3% (2005 est.)
Major trading partners
Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, China, India, France, UK, U.S.
 
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