Statistical information Djibouti 1992

Djibouti in the World
top of pageBackground: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977.
top of pageLocationGeographic coordinatesMap referenceAreaTotal: 22,000 km²
Land: 21,980 km²
Comparative: slightly larger than Massachusetts
Land boundaries: 517 km; Ethiopia 459 km, Somalia 58 km
Coastline: 314 km
Maritime claimsContiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes:possible claim by Somalia based on unification of ethnic
Somalis
Climate: desert; torrid, dry
Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
ElevationNatural resources: geothermal areas
Land use: arable land: 0%; permanent crops: 0%; meadows and pastures 9%; forest and woodland NEGL%; other 91%
Irrigated landMajor riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 390,906 (July 1992), growth rate 2.7% (1992)
Nationality: noun - Djiboutian(s; adjective - Djiboutian
Ethnic groups:
Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and
Italian 5%
Languages: French and Arabic (both official; Somali and Afar widely used
Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rateBirth rate: 43 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 16 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: vast wasteland
Current issues note: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 115 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 47 years male, 50 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 6.3 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: 48% (male 63%, female 34%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: Republic of Djibouti
Government type: republic
Capital: Djibouti
Administrative divisions:
5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); `Ali
Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura
Dependent areasIndependence: 27 June 1977 (from France; formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas)
National holiday: Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Constitution:
partial constitution ratified January 1981 by the National
Assembly
Legal system: based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: universal adult at age NA
National Assembly: last held 24 April 1987 (next scheduled for May 1992 but post- poned); results - RPP is the only party; seats - (65 total) RPP 65
President: last held 24 April 1987 (next to be held April 1993); results - President Hassan GOULED Aptidon was reelected without opposition
Executive branch: president, prime minister, Council of Ministers
Legislative branch: National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, IGADD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU,
OIC, UN, UNESCO, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WMO
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Roble OLHAYE; Chancery at Suite 515, 1156 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20,005; telephone (202) 331-0270
US:Ambassador Charles R. BAQUET III; Embassy at Villa Plateau du
Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti (mailing address is B. P. 185,
Djibouti); telephone 253 35-39-95; FAX 253 35-39-40
Diplomatic representationFlag description
: two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview:
The economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast
Africa. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of over 30% continues to be a major problem. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over the last five years because of recession and a high population growth rate (including immigrants and refugees).
GDP: exchange rate conversion - $340 million, $1,000 per capita; real growth rate -1.0% (1989 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capitaGross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: accounts for only 5% of GDP; scanty rainfall limits crop production to mostly fruit and vegetables; half of population pastoral nomads herding goats, sheep, and camels; imports bulk of food needs
Industries: limited to a few small-scale enterprises, such as dairy products and mineral-water bottling
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 0.1% (1989; manufacturing accounts for 4% of GDP
Labor force: NA, but a small number of semiskilled laborers at the port and 3,000 railway workers; 52% of population of working age (1983)
Organized labor:3,000 railway workers, General Union of Djiboutian
Workers (UGTD), government affiliated; some smaller unions
Unemployment rate: over 30% (1989)
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $131 million; expenditures $154 million, including capital expenditures of $25 million (1990 est.)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $190 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.)
Commodoties: hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
Partners: Middle East 50%, Africa 43%, Western Europe 7%
Imports: $311 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.)
Commodoties: foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products
Partners: EC 36%, Africa 21%, Asia 12%, US 2%
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: Djiboutian francs (DF) per US$1 - 177.721 (fixed rate since 1973)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 115,000 kW capacity; 200 million kWh produced, 580 kWh per capita (1991)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp:exchange rate conversion - $29.9 million, NA% of
GDP (1986)
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports:
13 total, 11 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none
with runways over 3,659 m; 2
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 5
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
HeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterwaysMerchant marinePorts and terminalstop of pageDisputes internationalRefugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs