The republic of djibouti
Djibouti currently hosts the only United States military base in sub-Saharan Africa and is a front-line state in the global war on terrorism. The war lasted from toalthough most of the hostilities ended when the moderate factions of FRUD signed a peace treaty with the government after suffering an extensive military setback when the government forces captured most of the rebel-held territory.
An increase in the volume of trade in Djibouti City was sparked when the railroad reached Addis Ababa in Due to its geographic location at the Gulf of Aden, the barren country is of considerable geopolitical interest, Djibouti controls access and egress to a major waterway, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
Multi-party politics was introduced inbut the RPP has remained ascendant. Port, logistics and associated services remain the dominant economic activity. The Council of Ministers cabinet is responsible to and presided over by the President.
As the headquarters of the IGAD regional body, Djibouti has been an active participant in the Somali peace process, hosting the Arta conference in The country emerged from a decade-long civil war at the end of the s, with the government and the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy FRUD signing a peace treaty in Dating back to the first century C.
Declaring independence inthe country officially took the name the Republic of Djibouti.
Djibouti culture
They created the colony of French Somaliland in and established Djibouti City as the base of operations. In recent decades these groups have been joined by small but significant numbers of ethnic Ethiopians as well as Greek and Italian expatriates. However, in the next decade the youth cohort will transition to the working age population, and with the demographic growth rate likely to slow, the dependency ratio should decline to the benefit of the country. The war lasted from to , although most of the hostilities ended when the moderate factions of FRUD signed a peace treaty with the government after suffering an extensive military setback when the government forces captured most of the rebel-held territory. Geography Occupying an area of around 23, sq km, the country ranks st in the world, around the size of the US state of New Jersey. Formerly known as French Somaliland — and the French Territory of the Afars and Issas —77 , the country took Djibouti as its name when it gained independence from France on June 27, The Afar are also found across the border in neighbouring Ethiopia. In the early s, it looked outward for a model of army organization that would best advance defensive capabilities by restructuring forces into smaller, more mobile units instead of traditional divisions. There are also small populations of Arabs, French, Ethiopians and Italians.Formerly known as French Somaliland — and the French Territory of the Afars and Issas —77the country took Djibouti as its name when it gained independence from France on June 27, As such, there is little irrigated land in the country.
In November the eruption of the Ardoukoba volcano, complete with spectacular lava flows, attracted the attention of volcanologists worldwide.
Both groups speak related, but not mutually intelligible, eastern Cushitic languages.