Eastern Africa
Flag of Djibouti
A tiny crossroads at the gate of the Red Sea.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #60a8d8 35%
- #00a818 35%
- #f0f0f0 25%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Djibouti in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Djibouti |
|---|---|
| Capital | Djibouti |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Population | 988,002 |
| Area | 23,200 km² · 43 people per km² |
| Currency | Djiboutian franc (DJF) |
| Languages | French, Arabic |
| Country codes | DJ · DJI · .dj |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Djibouti, with its capital of the same name, guards the narrow Bab-el-Mandeb strait linking the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.
- Lake Assal in Djibouti is the lowest point in Africa and one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth.
- Its strategic location has made the small country host to several foreign military bases.
Did you know
Lake Abbe, on the Djibouti–Ethiopia border, is studded with eerie limestone chimneys so otherworldly that they are often likened to an alien planet and feed a long-standing legend that 'Planet of the Apes' was filmed there.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.