| Population :
| 466,900 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 43,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 101 168.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 100 545.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 53,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 131 320.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 119 387.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,10%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 7 327.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 7 153.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 18.3 years .
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| Median age male :
| 18.8 years .
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| Median age female :
| 17.7 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.1% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 40.39 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 19.42 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 113.3 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 97.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 43.12 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 41.83 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 44.44 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 5.48 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 2.9% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 9,100 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 690 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Djiboutian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Djiboutian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5% .
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| Religions :
| Muslim 94%, Christian 6% .
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| Languages :
| French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 67,90%.
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| Literacy male :
| 78%.
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| Literacy female :
| 58.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 27 June 1977 (from France) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 27 June (1977) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal adult .
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| Economy 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. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scanty rain.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 50% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels .
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| Industries :
| construction, agricultural processing .
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| Exports commodities :
| reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit) .
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| Exports partners :
| Somalia 61.6%, Yemen 21.7%, Pakistan 6.1%, Ethiopia 4.5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 27 June (1977) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 27 June (1977) .
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| Internet users :
| 6,500 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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