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Continent: Africa
Official languages: French, Arabic
Population: 1.121 million (2022) World Bank
Area: 8,880 mi²
Capitaland largest city: Djibouti; 11°36′N 43°10′E / 11.600°N 43.167°E
Dialing code: +253
Gross domestic product: 3.515 billion USD (2022) World Bank
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History
- Keep an eye of Suez Canal water checkpoint
- Lighthouse
- French take land and the locals agreed for protection
- “French Somaliland” name
- France would hold it until revolution in 1977; becoming independent
Government
- Dictatorship
- Human rights abuses
Geography
- Vital for European Gas and China trade
- Ethiopia trade route
- Highly strategic location
- Size of New Jersey
Economy
- Military Bases
- France would be allowed a military base for protection
- U.S. 3 Months after 9/11; asked to setup a base
- Only permanent US military base in Africa
- China military base
- 2017
- Says due to pirates
- Infrastructure projects to put Djibouti into debt
- Said no to Russia military base
- Profit from leases to foreign military base land
- Japan’s only foreign military base
- Fewer people are poor than before
- One of poorest places in the world
- Kicked out UAE and brought in China
Military
- Uses foreign power for protection