Djibouti

Djibouti ( Jībūtī), offeecially the Republic o Djibouti, is a wee kintra in the Horn o Africae. It is bordered bi Eritrea in the north, Ethiopie in the wast an sooth, an Somalie in the sootheast. The remainder o the border is formed bi the Red Sea an the Gulf o Aden. Djibouti, wi 865,000 citizens (2009), is ane o the least populous kintras in Africae.World Bank country data Djibouti (2009) (number rounded) The predominant releegion in Djibouti, wi a 94% majority, is Muslim, wi the remainin sax percent claimin Christianity. In the 1800s, Djibouti, then French Somaliland, wis acquired bi Fraunce through sindry treaties wi Somali sultans. It wis declared an independent naition in 1977, an chynged its name tae the present day Republic o Djibouti. Djibouti joined the Unitit Nations on September 20, 1977.United Nations member states While Djibouti is an independent state, it maintains deep French relations, an through sindry military an economic agreements wi Fraunce, it receives continued security an economic assistance.

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Category:Kintras in Africae
Category:African Union member states
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Category:Arabic-speakin kintras
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Category:Umwhile colonies o Fraunce
Category:French-speakin kintras
Category:Gulf o Aden
Category:Horn o Africae
Category:Least Developed Kintras
Category:Member states o La Francophonie
Category:Member states o the Organisation o Islamic Cooperation
Category:States an territories established in 1977