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Djibouti |
Capital: Djibouti
Languages: Djibouti
Currency: Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Background: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. A peace accord in 1994 ended a three-year uprising by Afars rebels. The economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scanty rainfall limits crop production to fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. 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. Unemployment continues to be a major problem.
PEOPLE
Population: 496,374 (July 2007 est.); 740,528 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total population: 43.25 years
Male: 41.88 years
Female: 44.65 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 60.73 years
Male: 58.31 years
Female: 63.22 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 43.4% (male 107,957/female 107,233)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male 137,111/female 126,952)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 8,626/female 8,495) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 36.3% (male 131,878/female 131,449)
15-64 years: 60.4% (male 194,503/female 243,495)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 10,462/female 12,835) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.984% (2007 est.); 2.181% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 50% (2001 est.); 42% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 2.9% (2003 est.); 3.1% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 9,100 (2003 est.); 16,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 67.9%
Male: 78%
Female: 58.4% (2003 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 9,828 (Somalia) (2006); 8,642 (Somalia) (2007)
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: 50% (2004 est.); 59% (2007 est.)
Labour force by Occupation: N/A
Agricultural Products: fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels, animal hides
Industries: construction, agricultural processing
Exports – Commodities: reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
Exports – Partners:
Somalia 66.2%, Ethiopia 21.4%, Yemen 3.4% (2006)
Somalia 76.68%, France 4.89%, UAE 4.22% (2009)
Imports – Commodities: foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products
Imports – Partners:
Saudi Arabia 21.4%, India 17.9%, China 11%, Ethiopia 4.6% (2006)
Saudi Arabia 16.26%, India 16.03%, China 14.26%, US 9.57%, Malaysia 6.63%, Japan 4.74% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment – Current issues: inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species
Natural hazards: earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
Source: CIA World Factbook
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