Djibouti
At a glance
- Official languages
- French, Arabic
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc (DJF)
- Legislature
- National Assembly
- Demonym
- Djiboutian
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +253
- Internet TLD
- .dj
- ISO 3166
- DJ
- Established
- 1977
- Highest point
- Mousa Ali (2,028 m (6,654 ft))
- National anthem
- Djibouti
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLower middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations3 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History2 leaders · click to expand
Ismail Omar Guelleh✦ Current
1999–PresentPresident
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1977–1999President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail Omar Guelleh✦ Current | President | 1999–Present |
| Hassan Gouled Aptidon | President | 1977–1999 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Djibouti on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Djibouti metro footprint
1 metroPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
1 tracked metro
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #662 | Djibouti★ Capital▲ Largest | Djibouti | 620K | 3.1 | Emerging Metro |
