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Djibouti

Djibouti

3 5.8
A country in East Africa by the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
  • proper noun
  • /dʒɪˈbuːti/
translation icon : Yibuti
  • Due to its strategic location, the US military maintains a significant presence in Djibouti.
  • Djibouti and Somalia
  • Djibouti and Ethiopia
  • Djibouti and Yemen

So there are active nomads and pastoralists who travel from the Horn of Africa all the way up to Kenya to Djibouti.

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Examples

  • The low-income states such as Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Mauritania, Djibouti, and Somalia have adult illiteracy rates of 60% to 81% and a per capita income of less than $900.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Operation Rahat, the name given to the evacuation process in Yemen, was orchestrated from the African nation of Djibouti.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The only US naval base in Africa is located in Djibouti, which is very close to Sudan.

  • In 2002, the United States established a military base in Djibouti to improve its ability to counter terrorism in the region.

    Academic text (2009)

  • However, none of these scenarios bode particularly well for the future of ethnic politics in Djibouti.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Although small, Djibouti is strategically placed, sitting on a busy shipping route and a stable country in an otherwise volatile region.

  • Djibouti houses foreign militaries taking part in anti-piracy operations off the African coast.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In the case of Djibouti, deference to France has led to silence concerning flawed elections in that country.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The severe drought in 2011 affecting Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti has caused tens of thousands of deaths, with high rates of acute malnutrition, particularly among children.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Despite repeated complaints regarding the inadequacy of data in this field, the AHD Report indicates that life expectancy at birth varies from 45 years in Djibouti and Somalia to nearly 75 years in the United Arab Emirates.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

Republic of Djibouti
vsDjibouti
5.3

A small country in northeast Africa near the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

focuses on geographic location and bordering seas rather than colonial history

Compounds

Djibouti franc
6.5

The official money used in Djibouti for prices and payments

Republic of Djibouti
5.3

A small country in northeast Africa near the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Surface Forms

Djibouti main

Etymology

Djibouti comes from local words in the area (likely Afar or Somali) and was originally the name for the coastal place where people traded and landed. A helpful way to remember it is that the country took its name from that busy coastal place, so Djibouti is both the land and the port that made it important.