Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Republic of Djibouti |
| Capital: |
Djibouti |
| Head
of State: |
President Hassan Gouled Aptidon |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic & French |
| Currency: |
Djibouti Franc (DFr) |
| Area: |
22,000 sq km |
| Population
: |
465,000 |
| Density
: |
22.8/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
83% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
2% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$1,300 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
2% (1999 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1980 |
Drought |
|
| 1989 |
Flood |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
