Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/66.data

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@node Geography (Djibouti)
@section Geography (Djibouti)

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Location:
  Eastern Africa, at the entrance to the Red Sea between Ethiopia and Somalia
Map references:
  Africa, Middle East, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
 total area:
  22,000 km2
 land area:
  21,980 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than Massachusetts
Land boundaries:
  total 508 km, Erithea 113 km, Ethiopia 337 km, Somalia 58 km
Coastline:
  314 km
Maritime claims:
 contiguous zone:
  24 nm
 exclusive economic zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  possible claim by Somalia based on unification of ethnic Somalis
Climate:
  desert; torrid, dry
Terrain:
  coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
Natural resources:
  geothermal areas
Land use:
 arable land:
  0%
 permanent crops:
  0%
 meadows and pastures:
  9%
 forest and woodland:
  0%
 other:
  91%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  vast wasteland
Note:
  strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian
  oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia



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@node People (Djibouti)
@section People (Djibouti)

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Population:
  401,579 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  2.7% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  43.05 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  16.06 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  113.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  48.78 years
 male:
  47.01 years
 female:
  50.59 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  6.27 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Djiboutian(s)
 adjective:
  Djiboutian
Ethnic divisions:
  Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%
Religions:
  Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Languages:
  French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Literacy:
  age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
 total population:
  48%
 male:
  63%
 female:
  34%
Labor force:
  NA
 by occupation:
  a small number of semiskilled laborers at the port and 3,000 railway workers
 note:
  52% of population of working age (1983)



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@node Government (Djibouti)
@section Government (Djibouti)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Republic of Djibouti
 conventional short form:   Djibouti
 former:
  French Territory of the Afars and Issas French Somaliland
Digraph:
  DJ
Type:
  republic
Capital:
  Djibouti
Administrative divisions:
  5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); `Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti,
  Obock, Tadjoura
Independence:
  27 June 1977 (from France)
Constitution:
  multiparty constitution approved in referendum September 1992
Legal system:
  based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
National holiday:
  Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Political parties and leaders:
 ruling party:
  People's Progress Assembly (RPP), Hassan GOULED Aptidon
 other parties:
  Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), Mohamed Jama ELABE; Democratic National
  Party (PND), ADEN Robleh Awaleh
Other political or pressure groups:
  Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) and affiliates;
  Movement for Unity and Democracy (MUD)
Suffrage:
  universal adult at age NA
Elections:
 National Assembly:
  last held 18 December 1992; results - RPP is the only party; seats - (65
  total) RPP 65
 President:
  last held 24 April 1987 (next to be held April 1993); results - President
  Hassan GOULED Aptidon was reelected without opposition
Executive branch:
  president, prime minister, Council of Ministers
Legislative branch:
  unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes)
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  President HASSAN GOULED Aptidon (since 24 June 1977)
 Head of Government:
  Prime Minister BARKAT Gourad Hamadou (since 30 September 1978)
Member of:
  ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC,
  IGADD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNESCO,
  UNCTAD, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO



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@node Government (Djibouti 2. usage)
@section Government (Djibouti 2. usage)

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Diplomatic representation in US:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Roble OLHAYE
 chancery:
  Suite 515, 1156 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
 telephone:
  [phone]
US diplomatic representation:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Charles R. BAQUET III
 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:
  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



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@node Economy (Djibouti)
@section Economy (Djibouti)

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Overview:
  The economy is based on service activities connected with the country's
  strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa.
  Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an
  international transshipment and refueling center. It has few natural
  resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent
  on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance
  development projects. An unemployment rate of over 30% continues to be a
  major problem. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over the last
  five years because of recession and a high population growth rate (including
  immigrants and refugees).
National product:
  GDP - exchange rate conversion - $358 million (1990 est.)
National product real growth rate:
  1.2% (1990 est.)
National product per capita:
  $1,030 (1990 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  7.7% (1991 est.)
Unemployment rate:
  over 30% (1989)
Budget:
  revenues $170 million; expenditures $203 million, including capital
  expenditures of $70 million (1991 est.)
Exports:
  $186 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)
 commodities:   hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
 partners:
  Africa 50%, Middle East 40%, Western Europe 9%
Imports:
  $360 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)
 commodities:
  foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products
 partners:
  Western Europe 54%, Middle East 20%, Asia 19%
External debt:
  $355 million (December 1990)
Industrial production:
  growth rate 10.0% (1990); manufacturing accounts for 11% of GDP
Electricity:
  115,000 kW capacity; 200 million kWh produced, 580 kWh per capita (1991)
Industries:
  limited to a few small-scale enterprises, such as dairy products and
  mineral-water bottling
Agriculture:
  accounts for only 3% of GDP; scanty rainfall limits crop production to
  mostly fruit and vegetables; half of population pastoral nomads herding
  goats, sheep, and camels; imports bulk of food needs
Economic aid:
  US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY78-89), $39 million; Western (non-US)
  countries, including ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $1.1
  billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $149 million; Communist countries
  (1970-89), $35 million
Currency:
  1 Djiboutian franc (DF) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
  Djiboutian francs (DF) per US$1 - 177.721 (fixed rate since 1973)



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@node Economy (Djibouti 2. usage)
@section Economy (Djibouti 2. usage)

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Fiscal year:
  calendar year



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@node Communications (Djibouti)
@section Communications (Djibouti)

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Railroads:
  the Ethiopian-Djibouti railroad extends for 97 km through Djibouti
Highways:
  2,900 km total; 280 km paved; 2,620 km improved or unimproved earth (1982)
Ports:
  Djibouti
Merchant marine:
  1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,369 GRT/3,030 DWT
Airports:
 total:
  13
 usable:
  11  with permanent-surface runways:
  2
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  2
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  5
Telecommunications:
  telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate as are the
  microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country;
  international connections via submarine cable to Saudi Arabia and by
  satellite to other countries; one ground station each for Indian Ocean
  INTELSAT and ARABSAT; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV



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@node Defense Forces (Djibouti)
@section Defense Forces (Djibouti)

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Branches:
  Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force), National Security
  Force (Force Nationale de Securite), National Police Force
Manpower availability:
  males age 15-49 97,943; fit for military service 57,187 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
  exchange rate conversion - $26 million, NA% of GDP (1989)



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