The currency is the Djibouti franc (DJF), notionally of 100 centimes.
Territory
Djibouti is in effect a city-state surrounded by a semi-desert hinterland. It is bounded in the north-west by Eritrea, north-east by the Gulf of Aden, south-east by Somalia and south-west by Ethiopia.
Languages
French and Arabic are official languages; Somali and Afar are also spoken.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London
The currency is the Djibouti franc (DJF), notionally of 100 centimes.
Territory
Djibouti is in effect a city-state surrounded by a semi-desert hinterland. It is bounded in the north-west by Eritrea, north-east by the Gulf of Aden, south-east by Somalia and south-west by Ethiopia.
Languages
French and Arabic are official languages; Somali and Afar are also spoken.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London