Djibouti
Djibouti
Capital Djibouti
23,200 km² · 1,184,076 people (2025) · Djiboutian franc
Lake Assal lies 155 m below sea level — the lowest point in Africa, and about ten times saltier than the ocean. The country sits on the Afar triple junction, where three tectonic plates are pulling apart at a few centimetres a year.
The facts
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Area
- 23,200 km² — 8,958 sq mi
- Population
- 1,184,076 (2025)
- Density
- 51.0 people per km²
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc (DJF, Fr)
- Official languages
- Arabic, French
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +253
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- DJ · DJI
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 148 of 200
- By population
- 161 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 26,338 | 14,569,341 |
| North Macedonia | 25,713 | 1,820,909 |
| Djibouti ← | 23,200 | 1,184,076 |
| Belize | 22,966 | 422,924 |
| Israel | 21,937 | 10,122,800 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Djibouti?
- Djibouti
- What currency does Djibouti use?
- The Djiboutian franc (DJF).
- How big is Djibouti?
- 23,200 km², or 8,958 square miles — 148 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Djibouti drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Rwanda 26,338 km²
- North Macedonia 25,713 km²
- Belize 22,966 km²
- Israel 21,937 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)