FACTS ABOUT DJIBOUTI
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT DJIBOUTI
1.
Djibouti is officially known as the “Republic
of Djibouti”
2.
The total population of Djibouti is 942,333.
3.
The natives of Djibouti are called Djiboutians.
4.
The Djiboutian franc (DJF) is official
currency of Djibouti.
5.
Djibouti shares a border with Eritrea, Ethiopia
and Somalia.
6.
It is the 147th
largest country in the world in terms of land area.
7.
It is the 157th
largest country in the world in terms of population.
8.
Djibouti has two official languages:
Arabic and French.
9.
The country is situated in the Horn of
Africa.
10.
Djibouti can be divided into three major
geographic regions: a coastal plain, mountains behind the plain, and a plateau
behind the mountains.
11.
Mousa Ali is a 2,021 meters (6,631 feet)
stratovolcano located on the tri-point of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The
volcano is the highest point in Djibouti.
12.
About 90 percent of Djibouti’s terrain
is flat, barren desert land made up of volcanic rock.
13.
The desert terrain of Djibouti is broken
in places by salt lakes.
14.
The country’s flora and fauna live in a
harsh landscape with forest accounting for less than one percent of the total
area of the country.
15.
The Danakil Desert is a lowland
geothermal region which covers much of western Djibouti.
16.
Djibouti has 314 kilometers (195 miles)
of coastline. Much of the coastline consists of white and gold, sandy beaches.
17.
There are three national parks in
Djibouti: Day Forest National Park, Djibouti National Park and Yoboki National
Park. It protects an important forest island in a sea of semi-desert and
deserts of Afar region.
18.
Day Forest National Park, also known as
Forêt du Day National Park, is a national park in the Goda Mountains of
Djibouti.
19.
The Aquarium Tropical de Djibouti is one
of the country’s top tourist attractions. Located in the historic part of
Djibouti City, it’s considered one of the best in all of Africa.
20.
The Djibouti area has been inhabited
since at least the Neolithic.
21.
Pottery predating the mid-2nd millennium
has been found at Asa Koma, an inland lake area on the Gobaad Plain.
22.
In antiquity, the territory was part of
the Land of Punt and then Sabean and Axumite rule.
23.
The Djibouti area, along with other
localities in the Horn region, was later the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat
Sultanates.
24.
In the late 19th century, the colony of
French Somaliland was established following treaties signed by the ruling Issa
Somali and Afar Sultans with the French.
25.
It was subsequently renamed to the
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967.
26.
In 1977, the Djiboutian people voted for
independence, officially marking the establishment of the Republic of Djibouti.
27.
Football is the most popular sport
amongst Djiboutians.
28.
Taxi fares in Djibouti increase 50%
after sunset.
29.
Christmas in Djibouti is celebrated not
on December 25 but on January 7, as is the practice of many Orthodox Christian
churches.
30.
The nation’s favorite pastime is qat
chewing. Qat is a medicinal plant with mild narcotic properties.
31.
Djibouti Exports:
hides and skins and coffee.
32.
Djibouti Imports:
foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals and petroleum products.
33.
The internet country code for Djibouti
is .dj
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