Facts and Figures  

Full name: Djibouti

Nationality
        noun: Djiboutian(s)
        adjective: Djiboutian 

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Area
        total: 23,000 sq km
        water: 20 sq km 
        land: 22,980 sq km

Population: 476,703 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        Somali 60%
        Afar 35%
        French
        Arab
        Ethiopian
        and Italian 5%

Capital: Djibouti population - 290 000

Largest Cities
        Tadjoura -10 000
        Ali  Sabieh - 10 000 
        Dikhil - 5 000

Official Language
        French (official)
        Arabic (official)
        Somali
        Afar 

Religion
       Muslim 94%
       Christian 6%

Political system: republic 

GDP: purchasing power parity - $619 million (2002 est.) 

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $1,300 (2002 est.)

Annual growth: 3.5% (2002 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:  
        agriculture: 3.5%
        industry: 15.8%
        services: 80.7% (2001 est.)

Inflation: 2% (2002 est.)

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