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Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia | Size: |
23,000 sq. km. (slightly smaller than Massachusetts)
Elevation varies from
-155 to 2,028 meters | Population: | 467,000 (approximately)
* 0-14 years: 43.2%
* 15-64 years: 53.7%
* 65+ years: 3.1%
Average age: 18 years
Life expectancy: 43 years
HIV / AIDS: 2.9% | | Muslim 94%
Christian 6% | Language: | French (official)
Arabic (official)
Somali
Afar | Government: | Republic | Capital: | Djibouti | Independence: | 27 June 1977 (from France) |
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Djibouti
