Djibouti
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| Capital | Djibouti |
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| Population | 956,985 (2017) |
| Recognised national languages | Afar |
| Somali | |
| Points of interest | Lake Assal |
| Moucha Island | |
| Official_languages | French |
| Arabic | |
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| ID | 644993 |
About Djibouti
Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, is a mostly French- and Arabic-speaking country of dry shrublands, volcanic formations and Gulf of Aden beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the low-lying Lake Assal, in the Danakil Desert. The nomadic Afar people have settlements along Lake Abbe, a body of saltwater featuring chimneylike mineral formations.
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