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*pronounced “jah BOO tee”*
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(/dʒɪˈbuːti/ ji-boo-tee; Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī, French: Djibouti, Somali: Jabuuti, Afar: Gabuuti),
officially the Republic of Djibouti
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-“Djibouti” is a country located in the ‘Horn of Africa’-
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(it is bordered by ‘Eritrea’ in the north, ‘Ethiopia’ in the west and south, and ‘Somalia’ in the southeast)
(the remainder of the border is formed by the ‘Red Sea’ and the ‘Gulf of Aden’ at the east)
(‘Djibouti’ occupies a total area of just 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi))
(in ‘antiquity’, the territory was part of the ‘Land of Punt’ and then the ‘Sabean’ and ‘axumite’ rule)
(nearby ‘Zeila’ (now in ‘Somalia’) was the seat of the medieval ‘Adal’ and ‘Ifat’ Sultanates)
(in the late 19th century, the colony of ‘French Somaliland’ was established following treaties signed by the ruling ‘Somali’ and ‘Afar’ sultans with the ‘French’ and its railroad to ‘Dire Dawa’ (and later ‘Addis Ababa’) allowed it to quickly supersede ‘Zeila’ as the port for southern ‘Ethiopia’ and the ‘Ogaden’)
(it was subsequently renamed to the ‘French Territory of the Afars and the Issas’ in 1967)
(a decade later, the Djiboutian people voted for independence)
(this officially marked the establishment of the Republic of Djibouti, named after its ‘capital city’)
(‘Djibouti’ joined the ‘United Nations’ the same year, on 20 September 1977)
(in the early 1990s, tensions over government representation led to armed conflict, which ended in a power sharing agreement in 2000 between the ruling party and the opposition)
(‘Djibouti’ is a multi-ethnic nation with a population of over 846,687 inhabitants)
(‘Arabic’ and ‘French’ are the country’s 2 official languages)
(about 94% of residents adhere to ‘Islam’, a religion that has been predominant in the region for more than 1,000 years)
(the Somali ‘Issa’ and ‘Afar’ make up the two largest ethnic groups)
(both speak ‘Afroasiatic’ languages, which serve as recognized national languages)
(‘Djibouti’ is strategically located near some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, controlling access to the ‘Red Sea’ and ‘Indian Ocean’)
(it serves as a key refueling and transshipment center, and is the principal maritime port for imports from and exports to neighboring ‘Ethiopia’)
(a burgeoning commercial hub, the nation is the site of various foreign military bases, including ‘Camp Lemonnier’)
(the ‘Intergovernmental Authority on Development’ (IGAD) regional body also has its headquarters in ‘Djibouti City’)
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