Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
Languages
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Exports
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
External Debt
$802,900,000 $
Exchange Rate
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Area
23,200 km sq
241,038 km sq
Coastline
314 km
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Climate
desert; torrid, dry
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
