Compare Dhekelia (2008) - Djibouti (2001)

Dhekelia (2008)

Djibouti (2001)

Administrative divisions

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5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura

Age structure

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0-14 years:
42.58% (male 98,314; female 97,859)

15-64 years:
54.58% (male 132,619; female 118,841)

65 years and over:
2.84% (male 6,787; female 6,280) (2001 est.)

Agriculture - products

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fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels

Airports

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12 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

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total:
2

over 3,047 m:
1

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

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total:
10

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
5

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)

Area

total: 130.8 sq km

note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves

total:
22,000 sq km

land:
21,980 sq km

water:
20 sq km

Area - comparative

about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC

slightly smaller than Massachusetts

Background

By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.

The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. A peace accord in 1994 ended a three-year uprising by Afars rebels.

Birth rate

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40.66 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Budget

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revenues:
$133 million

expenditures:
$187 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1999 est.)

Capital

name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri

geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Djibouti

Climate

temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

desert; torrid, dry

Coastline

27.5 km

314 km

Constitution

Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document

multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992

Country name

conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area

conventional short form: Dhekelia

conventional long form:
Republic of Djibouti

conventional short form:
Djibouti

former:
French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland

Currency

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Djiboutian franc (DJF)

Death rate

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14.66 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Debt - external

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$356 million (1999 est.)

Dependency status

a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

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Diplomatic representation from the US

none (overseas territory of the UK)

chief of mission:
Ambassador Donald YAMAMOTO

embassy:
Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti

mailing address:
B. P. 185, Djibouti

telephone:
[253] 35 39 95

FAX:
[253] 35 39 40

Diplomatic representation in the US

none (overseas territory of the UK)

chief of mission:
Ambassador ROBLE Olhaye Oudine

chancery:
Suite 515, 1156 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

telephone:
[1] (202) 331-0270

FAX:
[1] (202) 331-0302

Disputes - international

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none

Economic aid - recipient

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$106.3 million (1995)

Economy - overview

Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.

The economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scanty rainfall limits crop production to fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of 40% to 50% continues to be a major problem. Inflation is not a concern, however, because of the fixed tie of the franc to the US dollar. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over the last seven years because of recession, civil war, and a high population growth rate (including immigrants and refugees). Faced with a multitude of economic difficulties, the government has fallen in arrears on long-term external debt and has been struggling to meet the stipulations of foreign aid donors. The year 2001 will see only small growth as port activity should decrease now that Ethiopia has more trade route options.

Electricity - consumption

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167.4 million kWh (1999)

Electricity - exports

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0 kWh (1999)

Electricity - imports

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0 kWh (1999)

Electricity - production

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180 million kWh (1999)

Electricity - production by source

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fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)

Elevation extremes

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lowest point:
Lac Assal -155 m

highest point:
Moussa Ali 2,028 m

Environment - current issues

netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn

inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification

Environment - international agreements

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party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements

Ethnic groups

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

Exchange rates

Cypriot pounds per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003)

Djiboutian francs per US dollar - 177.721 (fixed rate since 1973)

Executive branch

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense

elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch

chief of state:
President GUELLEH Ismail Omar (since 8 May 1999);

head of government:
Prime Minister DILLEITA Mohamed Dilleita (since 4 March 2001)

cabinet:
Council of Ministers responsible to the president

elections:
president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 9 April 1999 (next to be held NA 2005); prime minister appointed by the president

election results:
GUELLEH Ismail Omar elected president; percent of vote - GUELLEH Ismail Omar 74.4%, IDRIS Moussa Ahmed 25.6%

Exports

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$260 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Exports - commodities

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reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)

Exports - partners

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Somalia 53%, Yemen 23%, Ethiopia 5%, (1998)

Fiscal year

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calendar year

Flag description

the flag of the UK is used

two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center

GDP

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purchasing power parity - $574 million (2000 est.)

GDP - composition by sector

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agriculture:
3%

industry:
22%

services:
75% (1998 est.)

GDP - per capita

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purchasing power parity - $1,300 (2000 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

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2% (2000 est.)

Geographic coordinates

34 59 N, 33 45 E

11 30 N, 43 00 E

Geography - note

British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land

strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland

Highways

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total:
2,890 km

paved:
364 km

unpaved:
2,526 km (1996)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

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lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%

Imports

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$440 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Imports - commodities

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foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products

Imports - partners

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France 13%, Ethiopia 12%, Italy 9%, Saudi Arabia 6%, UK 6% (1998)

Independence

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27 June 1977 (from France)

Industrial production growth rate

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3% (1996 est.)

Industries

none

limited to a few small-scale enterprises, such as dairy products and mineral-water bottling

Infant mortality rate

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101.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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2% (2000 est.)

International organization participation

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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

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1 (2000)

Irrigated land

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NA sq km

Judicial branch

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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme

Labor force

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282,000

Labor force - by occupation

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agriculture 75%, industry 11%, services 14% (1991 est.)

Land boundaries

total: 103 km (approximately)

border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)

total:
508 km

border countries:
Eritrea 113 km, Ethiopia 337 km, Somalia 58 km

Land use

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arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
9%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
91% (1993 est.)

Languages

English, Greek

French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar

Legal system

the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus

based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law

Legislative branch

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unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)

elections:
last held 19 December 1997 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - RPP 65; note - RPP (the ruling party) dominated the election

Life expectancy at birth

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total population:
51.21 years

male:
49.37 years

female:
53.1 years (2001 est.)

Literacy

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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
46.2%

male:
60.3%

female:
32.7% (1995 est.)

Location

on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta

Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia

Map references

Middle East

Africa

Maritime claims

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contiguous zone:
24 NM

exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM

Merchant marine

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total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,369 GRT/3,030 DWT

ships by type:
cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Military - note

includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway

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Military branches

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Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)

Military expenditures - dollar figure

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$23 million (FY97)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

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4.5% (FY97)

Military manpower - availability

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males age 15-49:
108,038 (2001 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service

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males age 15-49:
63,589 (2001 est.)

National holiday

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Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

Nationality

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noun:
Djiboutian(s)

adjective:
Djiboutian

Natural hazards

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earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods

Natural resources

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geothermal areas

Net migration rate

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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Political parties and leaders

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Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP (governing party) [Ismail Omar GELLEH]

Political pressure groups and leaders

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Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy or FRUD and affiliates; Movement for Unity and Democracy or MUD

Population

approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents

460,700 (July 2001 est.)

Population below poverty line

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NA%

Population growth rate

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2.6% (2001 est.)

Ports and harbors

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Djibouti

Radio broadcast stations

AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)

AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios

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52,000 (1997)

Railways

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total:
100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)

narrow gauge:
100 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
Djibouti and Ethiopia plan to revitalize the century-old railroad that links their capitals by 2003

Religions

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Muslim 94%, Christian 6%

Sex ratio

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at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
1.08 male(s)/female

total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Suffrage

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NA years of age; universal adult

Telephone system

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general assessment:
telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country

domestic:
microwave radio relay network

international:
submarine cable to Jiddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseilles, Colombo, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network

Telephones - main lines in use

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8,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular

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203 (1997)

Television broadcast stations

0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)

1 (plus 5 low-power repeaters) (1998)

Terrain

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coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains