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Brief History. This strategically-located small region became important in 1869 with the opening of the Suez Canal. The French maintained their sphere of influence, called French Somaliland, through agreements with Ethiopia. After the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s, tensions flared between the French and the Italians. With the outbreak of World War II, the territorial government initially sided with Vichy France, but shortly thereafter went with the Free French and the Allies. Though it became part of the French Overseas community in 1958, nationalist fervor was growing and in 1977, the republic was born.

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Local name: Djibouti

Capital: Djibouti

Population: 486,530

Government: republic

Currency: Djiboutian franc (DJF)

Land size: 23,000 sq km

Topography: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains

Typical foods:

Major exports: reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)

Information on the People

Official language: French, Arabic

Other languages spoken: Somali, Afar

Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%

Literacy rate: 67.9%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.05 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 43.17 years

Ethnic groups: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%

Internet users: 9,000

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