The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      2.79 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 75

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      3.1% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 22

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      16,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      1,100 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 71

      Major infectious diseases:

      degree of risk: high

      food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

      vectorborne disease: malaria

      note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

      Nationality:

      noun: Djiboutian(s)

      adjective: Djiboutian

      Ethnic groups:

      Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)

      Religions:

      Muslim 94%, Christian 6%

      Languages:

      French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 67.9%

      male: 78%

      female: 58.4% (2003 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 5 years

      male: 5 years

      female: 4 years (2007)

      Education expenditures:

      8.7% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 8

      Government ::Djibouti

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti

      conventional short form: Djibouti

      local long form: Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti

      local short form: Djibouti/Jibuti

      former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland

      Government type:

      republic

      Capital:

      name: Djibouti

      geographic coordinates: 11 35 N, 43 09 E

      time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah

      Independence:

      27 June 1977 (from France)

      National holiday:

      Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

      Constitution:

      approved by referendum 4 September 1992; note - constitution allows for multiparties

      Legal system:

      based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law; accepts ICJ compulsory jurisdiction with reservations

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May 1999)

      head of government: Prime Minister Mohamed Dileita DILEITA (since 4 March 2001)

      cabinet: Council of Ministers responsible to the president (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; president is eligible to hold office until age 75; election last held on 8 April 2005 (next to be held by April 2011); prime minister appointed by the president

      election results: Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH 100%

      Legislative branch:

      unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - constitutional amendments in 2010 provided for the establishment of a senate

      elections: last held on 8 February 2008 (next to be held in 2013)

      election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP (coalition of parties associated with President Ismail Omar GUELLAH) 65

      Judicial branch:

      Supreme Court or Cour Supreme

      Political parties and leaders:

      Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; Djibouti Development Party or PDD [Mohamed Daoud CHEHEM]; Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP [Ismail Omar GUELLEH] (governing party); Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Moumin Bahdon FARAH]; Republican Alliance for Democracy or ARD [Ahmed YOUSSOUF]; Union for a Presidential Majority or UMP [Mohamed Dileita DILEITA] (a coalition of parties including RPP, FRUD, PND, and PPSD); Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      Union for Presidential Majority UMP (coalition includes RPP, FRUD, PPSD and PND); Union for Democratic Changeover or UAD (opposition coalition includes ARD, MRDD, and UDJ)

      International organization participation:

      ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt,

       ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,

       IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,

       WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Roble OLHAYE Oudine

      chancery: Suite 515, 1156 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

      telephone: [1] (202) 331–0270

      FAX: [1] (202) 331–0302

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador James C. SWAN

      embassy: Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti

      mailing address: B. P. 185, Djibouti

      telephone: [253] 35 39 95

      FAX: [253] 35 39 40

      Flag description:

      two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center; blue stands for sea and sky and the Issa Somali people; green symbolizes earth and the Afar people; white represents peace; the red star recalls the struggle for independence and stands for unity

      National anthem:

      name: