Djibouti
Djibouti · East Africa
Djibouti is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Djibouti, the official currency is the Djiboutian Franc, and the main language is French.
With a population of roughly 1.1 million people spread over 23,200 km², Djibouti is the 157th most populous country in the world and the 146th largest by area. That works out at about 47 people per square kilometre.
Djibouti shares land borders with Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Djibouti, Ali Sabieh and Tadjoura. The highest point in the country is Mousa Ali, at 2,028 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Belize, while its population is closest to that of Eswatini.
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Region
- East Africa
- Population
- 1,100,000
- Area
- 23,200 km²
- Currency
- Djiboutian Franc
- Main language
- French
- Highest point
- Mousa Ali
2,028 m - Land borders
- 3
Djibouti: things worth knowing
- Lake Assal is the lowest point in Africa and one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth.
- Djibouti's position at the Bab-el-Mandeb strait makes it a strategic shipping chokepoint.
- It hosts foreign military bases from several countries, more than almost any comparable state.
Djibouti in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Djibouti ranks 50th among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.