Djibouti: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 1,184,076
- Area
- 23,200 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic, French
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
Djibouti is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Djibouti.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Djibouti
The flag of Djibouti is composed of two equal horizontal bands of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a red five-pointed star at its center.
Where it is
Djibouti is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Djibouti has a recorded area of 23,200 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 13 by area, from largest to smallest. Rwanda is immediately above it in that ordering, at 26,338 km². Mauritius is immediately below it, at 2,040 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 1,184,076 people for Djibouti in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 51 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic and French. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Djiboutian Franc (DJF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Djibouti?
Reveal answer
Djibouti. Djibouti is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Djibouti.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Djibouti?
Reveal answer
The flag of Djibouti is composed of two equal horizontal bands of light blue and light green, with a white isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a red five-pointed star at its center.
Which land neighbours of Djibouti are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The source classifies Djibouti as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Djibouti?
Reveal answer
Arabic and French. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Djibouti.
Which currency codes are listed for Djibouti?
Reveal answer
Djiboutian Franc (DJF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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