Djibouti: Flag and Facts
Djibouti's flag has light blue over light green, with a white triangle on the left side holding a red five-pointed star.
- Official name
- Republic of Djibouti
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population
- 1 million (2025)
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Currency
- Djiboutian franc
- Area
- 23,200 km² (8,958 sq mi)
- People
- Djibouti
- Calling code
- +253
- Highest point
- Moussa Ali 2,021 m
- Independence
- 27 June 1977 (from France)
- National symbols
- red star
About Djibouti
Each color names something specific. Blue stands for the sea, the sky and the Issa Somali people, and green for the earth and the Afar people. White means peace. The red star represents the fight for independence and unity, and independence from France came on 27 June 1977.
Medieval sultanates called Ifat and Adal once ruled this land. Treaties with Afar sultans let France set up French Somaliland in 1862. Friction grew between Afar and Somali communities, as Somalis felt the French favored the Afar. A 1958 referendum let residents choose between staying with France and joining Somalia. The country is a desert, hot and dry, and Lac Assal drops to 155 meters below sea level. Moussa Ali, the peak, reaches 2,021 meters.
Did you know?
- Djibouti is slightly smaller than New Jersey.
- About 600,000 of its roughly 1 million people live in the capital, also named Djibouti.
- The national anthem is simply called Jabuuti, the country's own name.
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Questions about Djibouti
What languages are spoken in Djibouti?
Arabic and French.
What currency does Djibouti use?
The Djiboutian franc.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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