Outline of Djibouti

The Flag of Djibouti		The Coat of arms of Djibouti

The location of Djibouti

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Djibouti

See also: Index of Djibouti-related articles

The Republic of Djibouti is a sovereign country located on the Horn of Africa.^[1] Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast of Djibouti, is Yemen. The capital of Djibouti is the City of Djibouti.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Djibouti:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Djibouti

• Pronunciation: /jɨˈbuːti/
• Common English country name: Djibouti
• Official English country name: The Republic of Djibouti
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Djiboutian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Djibouti
• ISO country codes: DJ, DJI, 262
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DJ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .dj

Geography of Djibouti

An enlargeable topographic map of Djibouti

Main article: Geography of Djibouti

• Djibouti is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • North Africa
    • East Africa
      • Horn of Africa
  • Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Djibouti
    • High: Mousa Ali 2,028 m (6,654 ft)
    • Low: Lake Asal −155 m (−509 ft) – lowest point outside of Asia
  • Land boundaries: 516 km

 Ethiopia 349 km

 Eritrea 109 km

 Somalia 58 km

• Coastline: 314 km

• Population of Djibouti: 833,000 - 156th most populous country
• Area of Djibouti: 23,200 km²
• Atlas of Djibouti

Environment of Djibouti

An enlargeable satellite image of Djibouti

Main article: Environment of Djibouti

• Climate of Djibouti
• Environmental issues in Djibouti
• Ecoregions in Djibouti
• Renewable energy in Djibouti
• Geology of Djibouti
• Protected areas of Djibouti
  • Biosphere reserves in Djibouti
  • National parks of Djibouti
• Wildlife of Djibouti
  • Flora of Djibouti
  • Fauna of Djibouti
    • Birds of Djibouti
    • Mammals of Djibouti

Natural geographic features of Djibouti

Main article: Landforms of Djibouti

• Glaciers in Djibouti: none ^[2]
• Islands of Djibouti
• Lakes of Djibouti
• Mountains of Djibouti
  • Volcanoes in Djibouti
• Rivers of Djibouti
  • Waterfalls of Djibouti
• Valleys of Djibouti
• World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None

Regions of Djibouti

Main article: Regions of Djibouti

Ecoregions of Djibouti

Main article: Ecoregions in Djibouti

Administrative divisions of Djibouti

See: Administrative divisions of Djibouti

• Regions of Djibouti
  • Districts of Djibouti

Regions of Djibouti

Main article: Regions of Djibouti

Districts of Djibouti

Main article: Districts of Djibouti

Municipalities of Djibouti

• Capital of Djibouti: Djibouti City
• Cities of Djibouti

Demography of Djibouti

Main article: Demographics of Djibouti

Government and politics of Djibouti

Main article: Government of Djibouti and Politics of Djibouti

• Form of government: semi-presidential republic
• Capital of Djibouti: Djibouti City

• Elections in Djibouti
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Djibouti
• Political scandals of Djibouti
• Taxation in Djibouti

Branches of the government of Djibouti

Main article: Politics of Djibouti

Executive branch of the government of Djibouti

• Head of state: President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Djibouti, Dileita Mohamed Dileita
• Cabinet of Djibouti

• Ministries of Djibouti
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and the Sea
  • Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Artisans
  • Ministry of Communication and Culture
  • Ministry of Defense
  • Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Privatization
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Employment & National Solidarity
  • Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
  • Ministry of Equipment and Transport
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Parliamentary Relations
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Housing, Town Planning, Environment, and National and Regional Development
  • Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization
  • Ministry of Justice and Penal and Muslim Affairs
  • Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Investment Promotion
  • Ministry of Trade and Industry
  • Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing, Environment, National, and Regional Development
  • Ministry of Youth, Sports, Leisure, & Tourism

Legislative branch of the government of Djibouti

• National Assembly of Djibouti (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Djibouti

Main article: Court system of Djibouti

• Supreme Court of Djibouti

Foreign relations of Djibouti

Main article: Foreign relations of Djibouti

• Diplomatic missions in Djibouti
• Diplomatic missions of Djibouti

International organization membership

The Republic of Djibouti is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Djibouti

Main article: Law of Djibouti

• Capital punishment in Djibouti
• Constitution of Djibouti
• Crime in Djibouti
• Human rights in Djibouti
  • LGBT rights in Djibouti
  • Freedom of religion in Djibouti
• Law enforcement in Djibouti

Military of Djibouti

Main article: Military of Djibouti

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Djibouti
• Forces
• Djibouti National Army
• Military history of Djibouti
• Military ranks of Djibouti

Local government in Djibouti

Main article: Local government in Djibouti

History of Djibouti

Main article: History of Djibouti, Timeline of the history of Djibouti, and Current events of Djibouti

• Economic history of Djibouti
• Military history of Djibouti

Culture of Djibouti

Main article: Culture of Djibouti

• Architecture of Djibouti
• Cuisine of Djibouti
• Ethnic minorities in Djibouti
• Festivals in Djibouti
• Humor in Djibouti
• Languages of Djibouti
• Media in Djibouti
• National symbols of Djibouti
  • Coat of arms of Djibouti
  • Flag of Djibouti
  • National anthem of Djibouti
• People of Djibouti
• Prostitution in Djibouti
• Public holidays in Djibouti
• Records of Djibouti
• Religion in Djibouti
  • Buddhism in Djibouti
  • Christianity in Djibouti
  • Hinduism in Djibouti
  • Islam in Djibouti
  • Judaism in Djibouti
  • Sikhism in Djibouti
• World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None
  • Proposed: Lake Assal zone, including Ardoukoba volcano

Art in Djibouti

• Art in Djibouti
• Cinema of Djibouti
• Literature of Djibouti
• Music of Djibouti
• Television in Djibouti
• Theatre in Djibouti

Sports in Djibouti

Main article: Sports in Djibouti

• Football in Djibouti
• Djibouti at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Djibouti

Main article: Economy of Djibouti

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 170th (one hundred and seventieth)

• Agriculture in Djibouti
• Banking in Djibouti
  • National Bank of Djibouti
• Communications in Djibouti
  • Telecommunications in Djibouti (includes Internet)
• Companies of Djibouti

• Currency of Djibouti: Franc
  • ISO 4217: DJF

• Economic history of Djibouti
• Energy in Djibouti
  • Energy policy of Djibouti
  • Oil industry in Djibouti
• Health care in Djibouti
• Mining in Djibouti
• Djibouti Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Djibouti
• Transport in Djibouti
  • Airports in Djibouti
  • Rail transport in Djibouti
  • Roads in Djibouti
• Water supply and sanitation in Djibouti

Education in Djibouti

Main article: Education in Djibouti

Health in Djibouti

Main article: Health in Djibouti

See also

	Djibouti portal
	Africa portal

Main article: Djibouti

• All pages beginning with "Djibouti"
• All pages with titles containing "Djibouti"
• All pages beginning with "Djiboutian"
• All pages with titles containing "Djiboutian"
• Index of Djibouti-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Djibouti". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Djibouti

Government

• (French) Official Website
• allAfrica news headline links
• Daily press review in French and English
• Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti - Stuart Symington (The Yale Politic)

Overviews

• BBC News - Country Profile: Djibouti
• CIA World Factbook - Djibouti
• Indian Ocean Newsletter - Djibouti

Directories

• Arab Gateway - Djibouti directory category
• DjibNet directory, mostly in French
• Djibouti at the Open Directory Project
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Djibouti directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Djibouti directory category
• Yahoo! - Djibouti directory category

Tourism

• Djibouti travel guide from Wikitravel