Fun Facts About Djibouti!
1. Djibouti gained independence in 1977
2. Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia surrounds Djibouti.
3. Djibouti is 8,958 square miles.
4. The two major bodies of water that exist in Djibouti are the Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea.
5. The three major trade products and exports are hides and skins, coffee, and re-exports.
6. The capital of Djibouti is Djibouti.
7. The current population in Djibouti is 793,000
8. The language spoken in Djibouti is French, Arabic, and Somali.
9. The two main religions is Djibouti are Muslim and Christianity.
10. The form of currency in Djibouti is Djiboutian Franc.
11. The climate of Djibouti is desert, torid, and dry.
The french influenced Djibouti because they mantain a military influence and has many trooops in Africa. French buissnesses have operations in Africa as well. Djibouti is one of France's main troops. France has many french troops, although, Djibouti is the largest one. Africa is still very important to France. Africa still has an important supply of oil and metal. France also supports their government because African government is not very strong, like Djibouti's government. France says "The African continent is our neighbor." When Africa has problems with conflict, the French does also.This is why France has a big influence on Djibouti, and all of Africa.
Sources:
Djibouti websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21554465
http://www.nytimes.com/cfr/world/slot2_20070209.html/partner/rssnyt?_r=1
http://www.familycookbookproject.com/view_recipesite.asp?rid=2847234&uid=117818&sid=299467
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/world/africa/djiboutis-soldiers-to-join-peacekeepers-in-somalia.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/02/201121816513686216.html
http://www.cfr.org/france/french-military-africa/p12578#p1
http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=215&cn=Djibouti
http://globaltableadventure.com/2011/01/02/recipe-laxoox/
http://www.indexmundi.com/djibouti/gdp_per_capita_(ppp).html
2. Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia surrounds Djibouti.
3. Djibouti is 8,958 square miles.
4. The two major bodies of water that exist in Djibouti are the Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea.
5. The three major trade products and exports are hides and skins, coffee, and re-exports.
6. The capital of Djibouti is Djibouti.
7. The current population in Djibouti is 793,000
8. The language spoken in Djibouti is French, Arabic, and Somali.
9. The two main religions is Djibouti are Muslim and Christianity.
10. The form of currency in Djibouti is Djiboutian Franc.
11. The climate of Djibouti is desert, torid, and dry.
The french influenced Djibouti because they mantain a military influence and has many trooops in Africa. French buissnesses have operations in Africa as well. Djibouti is one of France's main troops. France has many french troops, although, Djibouti is the largest one. Africa is still very important to France. Africa still has an important supply of oil and metal. France also supports their government because African government is not very strong, like Djibouti's government. France says "The African continent is our neighbor." When Africa has problems with conflict, the French does also.This is why France has a big influence on Djibouti, and all of Africa.
Sources:
Djibouti websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21554465
http://www.nytimes.com/cfr/world/slot2_20070209.html/partner/rssnyt?_r=1
http://www.familycookbookproject.com/view_recipesite.asp?rid=2847234&uid=117818&sid=299467
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/world/africa/djiboutis-soldiers-to-join-peacekeepers-in-somalia.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/02/201121816513686216.html
http://www.cfr.org/france/french-military-africa/p12578#p1
http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=215&cn=Djibouti
http://globaltableadventure.com/2011/01/02/recipe-laxoox/
http://www.indexmundi.com/djibouti/gdp_per_capita_(ppp).html