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Capo di stato | Ismail Omar Guelleh |
Capo del Governo | Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed |
Forma Istituzionale | Semi-presidential Republic |
Capitale | Djibouti City |
Potere Legislativo | Unicameral Legislative Assembly (65 Members of Parliament elected every year) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Court; Constitutional Council |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Ayeid Mousseid Yahya (Ambassador in France, also responsible for Italy) |
Area Totale | 23,300 km2 |
Terra | 22.980 km2 |
Clima | Tropical-desert climate on the coast and in the north of the country, and semi-desert on the central-southern heights |
Risorse Naturali | geothermal energy, gold, clay, marble, limestone, granite, salt, plaster, diatomaceous earth, pumice, oil |
Sintesi Economica | The main resources of economy are imports and the service activities connected to the strategic position of the Djiboutian port on the Red Sea. Unemployment rate: 40%. Youth unemployment rate: about 80% |
Pil | $3.37 billion (December 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $5.394 (December 2021) |
Esportazioni | $4.94 billion (DJF 2020/2021) |
Export partner | Ethiopia 31.3%, China 27.5%, India 10%, Saudi Arabia 9.98%, Egypt 3.2%, UK 3.8%, South Korea 2.8%, UAE 1.5%, Malaysia 1.9% (2020) |
Importazioni | $5.37 billion (DJF 2020/2021) |
Import partner | China 43%, UAE 14%, India 6.2%, Türkiye 5.9%, Morocco 4.6%, Indonesia 3.6%, Japan 1.8% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $18,9 million (2020) |
Popolazione | 957.273 (2022) |
Population Growth | +1.97 (2022 est.) |
Etnie | Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other groups 5% (especially Yemenis, French, Ethiopians and Italians) |
Lingue | French and Arabic |
Religione | Islam 94% and Christianity 6% (foreigner residents) |
Urbanizzazione | 78.4% |
Alfabetizzazione | 70% |