---
title: "Djibouti — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Djibouti: capital Djibouti, area 23,200 km², population 1,184,076 (2025), currency Djiboutian franc. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/djibouti/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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](https://atoneplace.net/country/rwanda/)
- [North Macedonia](https://atoneplace.net/country/north-macedonia/)
- [Belize](https://atoneplace.net/country/belize/)
- [Israel](https://atoneplace.net/country/israel/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]