Head of State:  Ismael Omar Guelleh (President)
Head of government:  Abdulkader Kamil Mohamed (Prime Minister)
Form of government:  Presidential republic
Area:  23'200 km2
Capital: Djibouti
Population: 864'000
Religions: Moslem 94%, Christian 6%
National languages: Arabic, French
Currency: Dschibutischer Franken (DJF)
Gross domestic product (gdp) 2012: 1.36 billion USD
Change against previous year: +4.8 %
Gdp per capita 2012: 1'570 USD
Swiss colony 2012: 21
Swiss exports 2012: 0.68 million CHF
Change against previous year:  -12.1 %
Swiss imports 2012: 0.30 million CHF
Change against previous year:  -