| Name: | Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) |
| Local name (French): | Djibouti (République de Djibouti) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﻲﺗﻮﺒﻴﺟ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺟ) ﻲﺗﻮﺒﻴﺟ |
| Former names: | French Somali Coast (Côte française de Somalie) – until 1967 French Territory of the Afars and Issas (Térritoire française des afars et des issas) – 1967-1977 |
| Bordering countries: | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia (Somaliland) |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 22 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 457 ths. |
| Capital: | Djibouti (Djibouti / ﻲﺗﻮﺒﻴﺟ) |
| Official languages: | French, Arabic |
