Place:Djibouti

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NameDjibouti
Alt namesAfars and Issassource: Rand McNally Atlas (1986) I-33
Côte française des Somalissource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 10
Dijiboutisource: Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 245
French Somalilandsource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 342
French Territory of the Afars and Issassource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 10
Jibutisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 335
Jumhouriya Djiboutisource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 172-173
Jumhūrīyah Jībūtīsource: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 585; Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 596
Obocksource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 352
Republic of Djiboutisource: Wikipedia
Territoire français des Afars et des Issassource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 10
Ǧībūtīsource: Wikipedia
TypeNation
Coordinates11.5°N 42.5°E
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Djibouti City
National district
Djibouti
Region
Ali Sabieh
Arta
Dikhil
Obock
Tadjourah
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Islam is the largest religion in the country, practiced by 94% of the population. The land was known as French Somaliland in the 19th century; in 1967, it changed its name to Afars and Issas after new treaties with France. The territory was declared an independent nation in 1977 and changed its name to the "Republic of Djibouti" after its principal city. Djibouti joined the United Nations on September 20, 1977.

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