Djibouti Area Code

+253 is the dialing code for Djibouti.

Djibouti is located on the Horn of Africa, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden. The country was a French colony until independence in 1977. Djibouti consists largely of desert and lacks almost entirely natural resources and arable land. The country derives its revenues from port operations, rail freight to Ethiopia and from leasing military bases to the United States, France, Japan, Italy and China.

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Geography and climate

Djibouti Area Code

As one of countries that start with D, Djibouti on the surface is slightly larger than Värmland and is located in northeastern Africa at the southern inlet of the Red Sea. The country is barren and barren and consists of over 90 percent of deserts with volcanic cliffs and salt lakes. The climate is hot and dry.

Only in the mountains to the north is there a fairly comprehensive vegetation, consisting of grass and shrubs. There are several active volcanoes in the country – one added as late as 1978. Earthquakes are not uncommon.

With the exception of the highest mountains, the climate is hot and dry, especially from June to August. From October to April it is slightly cooler and more humid.

Most rain falls in November. It sometimes rains only 20 days a year and some years hardly at all. The sink around the salty Lake of Assals is one of the hottest areas in the earth where the temperature often exceeds 50 degrees.

Country Facts

Geography

Cultivated land 73.4 %
Land area 23200 km 2

Population and health

Population development 2.2 ‰
Urban population (Urbanization) 77.3 %
Death rate 7.73 per 1000 residents
Life expectancy: Women 65.37 years
Life expectancy: Men 60.28 years
Birth rate 23.65 births per 1000 residents
HDI index 0.470
Population 828324
Infant mortality 48.7 deaths / 1000 births

Population Graph Source: Countryaah.com

Energy

Electricity, production 335 million kWh
Energy consumption per resident 178.9 kg. oil per resident
Natural gas, production million cubic meters
Crude oil, production million tons

Infrastructure

Internet users 9.1 per 100 residents
Mobile subscriptions 35 per 100 residents
Passenger cars 28 per 1000 residents

Business and economics

Unemployment 60% of the workforce
GDP 3200 per resident
Primary occupations %
Secondary profession %
Tertiary professions %

FACTS – GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Surface

23,200 km2 (2018)

Time

Swedish +2 hours

Adjacent country (s)

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia (“Somaliland”)

Capital with number of residents

Djibouti 568 800

Other major cities

Dikhil, Tadjoura

Highest mountain

Moussa Ali (2,028 m asl)

Average Precipitation/month

25 mm (March), 1 mm (June)

Average/day

36 °C (July), 25 °C (Jan)

2013

April

Great government reform

President Guelleh is reforming the government. New Prime Minister becomes former Defense Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed. Of the 24 ministers in the old government, however, only five, who have led less important ministries, are not allowed to keep their posts.

February

Contested election victory for the government

Parliamentary elections are held. Opinion polls suggest that the newly formed opposition alliance USN should be able to challenge the governmental alliance UMP. When the Interior Minister says that the UMP provisionally received 49 of the 65 seats, street protests erupt. USN representatives say that election fraud has occurred, including soldiers must have voted several times. The USN also believes that the large military presence at the polling stations has been perceived as threatening by opposition supporters. Foreign observers say they have not noted any major errors in the election arrangements. The protests are countered by riot police who put tear gas on the protesters. The Constitutional Council rejects the opposition’s appeal of the election results on the grounds that it was submitted a day late. The election result is determined: UMP gets 43 seats, USN 21 and small party United Center Democrats get 1 seat.