DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JUNE 27 1977 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION SEPTEMBER 4 1992 POPULATION 447439 1999 EST AREA 8950 SQ MI CAPITAL DJIBOUTI FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES BANKING INSURANCE CONSTRUCTION AGRICULTURE FRUITS VEGETABLES NATURAL RESOURCES GYPSUM LIMESTONE SALT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CURRENCY FRANC GDP 530 MILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1200 1998 EST LANGUAGES FRENCH OFFICIAL ARABIC OFFICIAL SOMALI AFAR RELIGIONS MUSLIM CHRISTIAN LITERACY RATE 46 LIFE EXPECTANCY 50 YEARS MALE 54 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 41 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 14 PER 1000 POPULATION
