Background:

• Official name: Republic of Djibouti
• Location: Horn of Africa; bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, Somalia to the southeast, and the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to the east
• Capital: Djibouti
• Official languages: Arabic and French; Somali and Afar are widely used national/local languages
• Population: 1,066,809 (RGPH-3 census, 2024)
• GDP: US$4.15 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita: US$3,552.7 (2024)
• GDP growth: 7.0% (2024)
• Income group: Lower-middle-income

REC Membership:

• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

Sources:

• Republic of Djibouti – Constitution
• INSTAD – RGPH-3 / National Statistics
• Ministry of Finance – National Budget Reporting
• IGAD – Member States
• COMESA – Member States
• CEN-SAD – Member States
• World Bank Data: Djibouti
• World Bank – Country and Lending Groups
• World Bank Data360 – Djibouti