About Djibouti
In general
Country name: Republic of Djibouti
Capital: Djibouti
Administrative divisions: Djibouti, Arta, Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Obock, Tadjourah
Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France)
National holiday: Independence Day, 27 June
Legal system: based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
Executive branch:
Chief of state: President & Head of government: ISMAEL OMAR GUELLEH
Prime Minister : DILEITA MOHAMED DILEITA
Geographic
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Land boundaries:
Border countries: Eritrea 113 km, Ethiopia 337 km, Somalia 58 km
Map references: Africa
Area: 23,000 sqkm
Coastline: 314 km
Climate: desert; torrid, dry
Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: geothermal areas
Geography—note: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia.are.