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Additional information about Djibouti
Official country name: Republic of Djibouti
Short name: Djibouti
Local names (long and short forms): Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti / Djibouti/Jibuti
Former name: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland
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Nationality noun / adjective: Djiboutian(s) / Djiboutian
Languages spoken: French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar. .
Capital: Djibouti (GMT 3.0, summertime: )
Government type: republic
Population: 506221 ranked 170, (data 2008)
Geography: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa. The lowest point is Lac Assal -155 m and the highest point is Moussa Ali 2,028 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 314 km - . .
Land borders: Djibouti has a total of 516 km landborders, bordering to Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah
Dependent areas:
Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France)