GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $2.244 billion (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Djibouti
Population (Estimated July 2012): 774,389
Area: 23,200 km2 or 8,950 mi2
Currency: Djibouti Franc (FDJ)
Official Language: Arabic and French
Political Information: Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 94% of the population are Muslim and 6% are Christian)
Highest Mountain: Moussa Ali at 2,028m or 6,654ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah
Leaders: President Ismail Omar Guelleh with Dileita Mohamed Dileita as Prime Minister.
Additional: Gained Independence from France on the 27th of June 1977.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
