num_pages: 200
description: Established as a country a little more than a century ago, born as an independent republic in June 1977, Djibouti is among the youngest as well as the smallest states in Africa. Yet its strategic location at the crossroads of the maritime trade routes between Africa, Asia and Europe turned this tiny spot on the world map into a vital player in twentieth century geopolitics.
language: English
title: Historical Dictionary of Djibouti (Volume 82)
publisher: Scarecrow Press