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Djibouti is a small country located in the Horn of Africa, and its capital city is also named Djibouti. The country is strategically important because it sits on the Red Sea near major shipping routes and serves as a key port for international trade and military operations in East Africa.
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- Djibouti جيبوتي
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- Djibouti
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Djibouti (also called Djibouti City and Jibuti in early Western texts) is the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
Djibouti has a population of around 780,000 inhabitants , which counts for 73% of the country's population. The settlement was founded in 1888 by the French, on land leased from the ruling Somali and Afar Sultans. During the ensuing period, it served as the capital of French Somaliland and its successor the French Territory of the Afars and Issas.