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Country
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Djibouti |
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Leader
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President: Paul Kagame
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President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
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Population
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11,689,696
| 774,389
|
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Life Expectancy
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58.440 years
| 61.570 years
|
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Capital City
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| Djibouti
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Largest city
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| Kigali (population: 745,261) | Djibouti (population: 623,891) |
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Human Development Index
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0.435
| 0.513
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| GDP per capita |
| $2,700 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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70.4%
| 67.9%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
50.9%
| 13.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 59.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
|
republic; presidential, multiparty system
| republic
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Independence date
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| 27 June 1977 (from France)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
| Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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| Languages |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
| French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
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| Exports |
| reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
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| External Debt |
| $812,500,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
| Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 3.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
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| Area |
26,338 km sq
| 23,200 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 314 km
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| Climate |
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
| desert; torrid, dry
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