Djibouti
Djibouti is in Africa, in the East Africa region. Its capital is Djibouti. It has a population of about 1.2 million and an area of 23,200 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are light green and light blue, at 35.6% each.
The flag of Djibouti as a pie chart
- Light green 35.6%
- Light blue 35.6%
- White 27.4%
- Red 1.4%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a star
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Djibouti at a glance
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- East Africa
- Official languages
- Arabic and French
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc
- National day
- June 27
- Highest point
- Mousa Ali (about 2,030 meters)
- Area
- 23,200 km²61st smallest out of 208
- Population
- 1.2 million46th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 51 people/km²63rd least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 4.6 billion36th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 3,90659th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 66.2 years32nd lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from France
- Joined the UN in 1977
Neighboring countries
Djibouti borders 3 countries:
Eritrea
Ethiopia
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.