Africa · Eastern Africa
Capital: Djibouti
Djibouti
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #166
Djibouti's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
1.2M
#158 of 196
19th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$4.62B
#162 of 196
17th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$36.3M
#154 of 196
22nd percentile
2008 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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Data unavailable
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Manufacturing Output
$219.4M
#159 of 196
19th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Country code
- DJI
Three interesting facts
Djibouti shares land borders with 3 countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
Djibouti spans roughly 23,200 square kilometers, placing it around 146th by area in this factbook.
Djibouti is one of the countries whose capital shares the same name as the country itself.
Geography
Djibouti on the map
Djibouti is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia. Its terrain is coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains. The climate is desert, torrid, dry. In area, the country is slightly smaller than New Jersey.
Economy
Economic profile
Djibouti's economy is characterized by food import-dependent Horn of Africa economy driven by various national military bases and port-based trade, fairly resilient from COVID-19 disruptions, major re-exporter, increasing Ethiopian and Chinese trade relations, investing in infrastructure. Major industries include construction, agricultural processing, shipping. Important agricultural products include vegetables, beans, milk, beef, camel milk, lemons/limes, goat meat, lamb/mutton, tomatoes, beef offal (2023). Notable exports include raw sugar, seed oils, cars, palm oil, rice (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Djibouti has an estimated population of 1,066,809. Languages spoken include French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar. The population includes Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (mostly Yemeni Arab, also French, Ethiopian, and Italian). The urban population represents 78.6% of total population (2023).
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