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Definition: Djibouti |
DjiboutiNoun1. Port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti. 2. A country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Geography | Capital of Djibouti. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Republic of Djibouti is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the south east. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, on the Arab peninsula, is only 20 km from the coast of Djibouti.
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| Official languages | Arabic, French | ||||
| Capital | Djibouti | ||||
| President | Ismail Omar Guelleh | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 147th 22,000 km² 0% | ||||
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- Total (2000) - Density | Ranked 161st
460,700 21/km2 | ||||
| Independence | June 27, 1977 | ||||
| Currency | Franc (DJF) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||
| National anthem | ? | ||||
| Internet TLD | .DJ | ||||
| Calling Code | 253 | ||||
The area of Djibouti has been occupied by several tribes, currently the Afar, Issa and Somali. These tribes had regular trade contacts with the Arabs, and adopted Islam as their religion.
In the 19th century, France established a protectorate in the area, named French Somaliland. In 1967, the name was change to the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. On June 27, 1977, the country was granted independence as Djibouti.
A civil war led by Afar rebels in the early 1990s was stopped by a peace accord in 1994.
The head of state of Djibouti is the president, who is elected for terms of six year. The president appoints a prime-minister, and heads the council of ministerse.
The legislative body is formed by the Chambre de Desputes, which consists of 65 members which are elected every five year.
Djibouti's coastal area is separated from the inland plateaus by a mountain range that reach up to a maximum of 2000 m.
The terrain is mostly arid and desert, the climate is hot and dry.
Due to the climate, little agriculture is possible. There are few natural resources and virtually no industries. Most of Djibouti's income is generated thanks to it's strategic location as a port, and it is an often used transshipment point.
The Djiboutian Franc is tied to the United States Dollar.
The population is divided into two main groups, the Issa, or Somali people, who make up about 60%, and the Afar, about 35%. The remainder is formed by Europeans (mostly French and Italians), Arabs and Ethiopians. The presence of two population groups gives was the cause of the civil war in the early 1990s.
Almost all of the people of Djibouti are Moslem, only a small percentage is Christian, notably the Europeans.
Although French and Arabic are the official languages, Somali and Afar are widely spoken.
See also: Music of Djibouti
History
Main article: History of DjiboutiPolitics
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Main article: Culture of DjiboutiMiscellaneous topics
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Djibouti."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| DJ | Danish | Republikken Djibouti | Geography |
| DJ | Dutch | Republiek Djibouti | Geography |
| DJ | English | Republic of Djibouti | Geography |
| DJ | French | République de Djibouti | Geography, Law |
| DJ | Swedish | Republiken Djibouti | Geography |
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Synonym: DjiboutiSynonym: capital of Djibouti (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Djibouti |
| English words defined with "Djibouti": capital of Djibouti ♦ Djibouti franc, Djiboutian ♦ Horn of Africa ♦ Somali peninsula. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Djibouti": Africa, Eastern. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Djibouti" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Djibouti, Jibuti), French (Djibouti, Jibuti). |
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Health | Epidemic DHF has been reported in neither Africa nor the Middle East, but sporadic cases clinically compatible with DHF have been reported from Mozambique, Djibouti, and Saudi Arabia. (references) | |
Business | Two other cables link the country with Bahrain and Djibouti. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Djibouti | Approximately 2,500 Ethiopian and Somali urban refugees are registered with the UNHCR office in Djibouti City. (references) |
Djibouti | In 2000 the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began broadcasting its World Service in the country in conjunction with Radio-Television Djibouti (RTD), the official government station. (references) | |
Somalia | The U.N. estimated that approximately 305,000 Somalis were living as refugees in neighboring countries, including approximately 139,000 in Kenya at year's end, a decrease from more than 400,000 at the height of the humanitarian crisis in 1992. There were approximately 60-70,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia and 23,872 Somali refugees in Djibouti at year's end. (references) | |
Economic History | Djibouti | Light industries simply do not exist in Djibouti. (references) |
Djibouti | The right to own property is respected in Djibouti. (references) | |
Djibouti | Lack of skilled labor is a major problem in Djibouti. (references) | |
Human Rights | Somalia | Women's NGO's also played an important role in galvanizing support in the country for the Djibouti process. (references) |
Somalia | On May 22, authorities in Somaliland arrested and detained Suleiman Mohamoud Adan "Gaal" for holding meetings outside of Somaliland with Djibouti President Gelleh and TNG members; on June 5, he was released. (references) | |
Djibouti | In March 1999, the Paris-based Association for the Respect of Human Rights in Djibouti (ARHRD) and an unidentified citizen presented a complaint in a French court against former President Gouled and President Guelleh alleging human rights violations, including summary executions. (references) | |
Political Economy | Djibouti | In peaceful elections in April 1999, Djibouti chose its second president since independence. (references) |
Djibouti | Despite the strong French presence, the United States enjoys a good relationship with Djibouti. (references) | |
Somalia | In March 2000, formal reconciliation efforts began with a series of small focus group meetings of various elements of Somali society in Djibouti. (references) | |
Political Rights | Somalia | Women played a prominent role in the Djibouti Conference. (references) |
Somalia | Minorities were allocated 25 seats in the TNA during the Djibouti conference, which reflected their percentage of the population. (references) | |
Somalia | The Somaliland and Puntland administrations do not recognize the results of the Djibouti Conference, nor do several Mogadishu-based factional leaders. (references) | |
Trade | Djibouti | In order to sell or import in Djibouti, a license is required. (references) |
Djibouti | Others have commented on the difficulty of securing credit in Djibouti. (references) | |
Djibouti | A huge warehouse facility, the Djibouti Dry Port, is designed to free-up limited port storage. (references) | |
Travel | Djibouti | For businessmen travelling to Djibouti, a visa and yellow-fever vaccination are required. (references) |
Djibouti | U.S. citizens are encouraged to register at the U.S. Embassy and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Djibouti. (references) | |
Djibouti | For both general travel information and specific information on Djibouti, go to the Department of State's web site http://travel.state.gov/. (references) | |
Women | Somalia | Women's groups played a prominent role in the Djibouti Conference. (references) |
Djibouti | In 1997 some health workers reported a precipitous drop in the number of hospitalizations related to FGM in Djibouti City. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Somalia | In 2000 Djibouti law enforcement authorities arrested members of a group that was smuggling Somali women to destinations such as Lebanon and Syria to work in brothels. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Djibouti" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Djibouti" is used about 198 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 198 | 21,729 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Djibouti": capital of Djibouti ♦ Djibouti franc ♦ Republic of Djibouti. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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Chinese | 吉布提. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti), DJ (Republic of Djibouti), republikken Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Djibouti (Jibuti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | ĝibutio (Jibuti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Djiboutin tasavalta (Republic of Djibouti), Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), DJ (Republic of Djibouti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dschibuti (Djibouti (dj), Jibuti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | DJ (Republic of Djibouti), Τζιμπουτί (Republic of Djibouti), "ημοκρατία του Τζιμπουτί (Republic of Djibouti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | DJI:Gibuti:franco di Gibuti (Republic of Djibouti), DJ (Republic of Djibouti), Repubblica di Gibuti (Republic of Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti), Gibuti (Republic of Djibouti, the Republic of Djibouti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 지부티. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iboutidjay DJ (Republic of Djibouti), República do Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti), Jibuti (Republic of Djibouti). (various references) DJ (dj), Yibuti (Republic of Djibouti), República de Yibuti (Republic of Djibouti). (various references) Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti), DJ (Republic of Djibouti), Republiken Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Djibouti" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Djibouiti, djiboutien, Tjibaou. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-i-i-j-o-t-u" | |
-2 letters: outbid. | |
-3 letters: bijou, doubt, idiot. | |
-4 letters: bout, doit, duit, judo, obit. | |
-5 letters: bid, bio, bit, bod, bot, bud, but, dib, dit, dot, dub, dui, duo, jib, job, jot, jut, obi, oud, out, tod, tub, tui, udo. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 6A 69 62 6F 75 74 69 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .--- .. -... --- ..- - .. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101010 01101001 01100010 01101111 01110101 01110100 01101001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D j i b o u t i |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 006A 0069 0062 006F 0075 0074 0069 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3876756881878675 |
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