The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

476,703 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 43.3% (male 103,516/female 102,860)

       15–64 years: 53.5% (male 133,168/female 121,823)

       65 years and over: 3.2% (male 7,748/female 7,588) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 18.23 years

       male: 18.77 years

       female: 17.69 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       2.06% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:

       39.98 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:

       19.39 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 104.13 deaths/1,000 live births

       male: 111.82 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 96.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 43.1 years

       male: 41.84 years

       female: 44.39 years (2005 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       5.4 children born/woman (2005 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       2.9% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       9,100 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       690 (2003 est.)

      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 (2004)

      Nationality: noun: Djiboutian(s) adjective: Djiboutian

      Ethnic groups:

       Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%

      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.)

      Government Djibouti

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti

       conventional short form: Djibouti

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

      Government type:

       republic

      Capital:

       Djibouti

      Administrative divisions:

       5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil,

       Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura

      Independence:

       27 June 1977 (from France)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

      Constitution:

       multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992

      Legal system:

       based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and

       Islamic law

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal adult

      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

       elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term;

       election last held 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 for five-year terms)

       elections: last held 10 January 2003 (next to be held January 2008)

       election results: percent of vote - RPP 62.2%, FRUD 36.9%; seats -

       RPP 65, FRUD 0; note - RPP (the ruling party) dominated the election

      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 (governing party) [Ismail Omar GUELLEH]; Peoples

       Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Moumin Bahdon FARAH]; Republican

       Alliance for Democracy or ARD [Ahmed Dini AHMED]; Union for

       Democracy and Justice or UDJ [leader NA]

      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, UDJ, and PDD) [Ahmed Dini AHMED]

      International organization participation:

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

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

       Interpol, IOC, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador ROBLE Olhaye

       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 Marguerita RAGSDALE

       embassy: Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti

       mailing address: B. P. 185, Djibouti