|
Country
|
Djibouti | 
Israel |
|
Leader
|
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
|
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
|
|
Population
|
774,389
| 7,590,758
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
61.570 years
| 81.070 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Djibouti
| Jerusalem
|
|
Largest city
|
| Djibouti (population: 623,891) | Jerusalem (population: 714,000) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.513
| 0.93
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,700 US
| $31,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
67.9%
| 97.1%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 6
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.8%
| 14.2%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
59.000%
| 5.600%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
27 June 1977 (from France)
| 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
| Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
|
| Languages |
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
| Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
|
| Exports |
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
| machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
|
| External Debt |
$812,500,000 $
| $102,300,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
| new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.800%
| 7.300%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
|
| Location |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
| Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
|
| Area |
23,200 km sq
| 20,770 km sq
|
| Coastline |
314 km
| 273 km
|
| Climate |
desert; torrid, dry
| temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
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