Republic of Djibouti History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

At the end of the 19th century, the colony of French Somaliland was established after treaties signed by the ruling Somali and Afar sultans, with the French and its railroad by Dyer Dawa (and later Addis Ababa) as the port of southern Ethiopia Zila was allowed to cross quickly. In 1967 it was later changed to the French Territory Officers and Issas. A decade later, the people of Djibouti voted for independence. This officially marked the founding of the Republic of Djibouti, which was named after its capital city.

Djibouti is located in the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance of the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa on Bab-al-Mandab. Djibouti has eight mountain ranges with 1,000-meter (3,300 ft) peaks. The Moose Ali Range is considered to be the highest mountain range in the country, with the highest peak on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its height is 2,028 meters (6,654 ft). The majority of Djibouti occurs in the area of ​​Ethiopian Xeric grasslands and shrubs. The exception is an eastern strip located along the Red Sea coast, part of the coastal desert of Eritrea.

Djibouti's economy is largely concentrated in the service sector. Commercial activities revolve around the country's free trade policies and strategic location as red sea transit points. Due to limited rainfall, vegetables and fruits are major production crops, and other food items require imports. GDP (purchasing power parity) was estimated at $ 2.505 billion in 2013, with an annual growth rate of 5%. The per capita income is approximately $ 2,874 (PPP). The services sector constituted around 79.7% of GDP, industry at 17.3%, and agriculture at 3%.

Djibouti is a multilingual nation. Most of the local residents speak Somali and Afar as first languages. These idioms are the mother tongues of the Somali and Afar ethnic groups respectively. Both languages belong to a large Afroasiatic Cushitic family. Djibouti has two official languages: Arabic and French.

Eritrea [LM] , Ethiopia [L] , Somalia [LM] , Yemen [M] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border