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Republic of Djibouti |
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| Capital: |
Djibouti |
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Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
23200 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:39) |
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DJI |
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+253 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (10) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 6 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 3 | |
 Stream, lake... (3300) |
| Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 555 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 1 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 904 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 479 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 1260 | | Mangrove swamp (MGV)
(A tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation) | 7 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 1 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 15 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 20 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 3 | | Gulf (GULF)
(A large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay) | 1 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 2 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 4 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 4 | | Salt marsh (MRSHN)
(A flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants) | 1 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 13 | | Section of intermittent stream (STMIX)
| 2 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 3 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 3 | | Sabkha(s) (SBKH)
(A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides) | 4 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 2 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 6 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 4 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 2 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 1 | | Confluence (CNFL)
(A place where two or more streams or intermittent streams flow together) | 1 | | Salt lake (LKN)
(An inland body of salt water with no outlet) | 1 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (193) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 94 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 92 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 1 | | Salt area (SALT)
(A shallow basin or flat where salt accumulates after periodic inundation) | 3 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 3 | |
 City, village... (70) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 59 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 5 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 4 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (67) |
| Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 2 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 1 | | Mosque (MSQE)
(A building for public Islamic worship) | 7 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 9 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 6 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 12 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 2 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 2 | | Railroad stop (RSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight) | 1 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 1 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 2 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 6 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 3 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 4 | | Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 1 | | Refugee camp (CMPRF)
(A camp used by refugees) | 3 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1814) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 453 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 133 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 80 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 517 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 37 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 96 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 104 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 36 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 47 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 15 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 73 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 77 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 1 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 4 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 2 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 20 | | Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 20 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 16 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 15 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 14 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 3 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 2 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 3 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 23 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 2 | | Pan (PAN)
(A near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool) | 6 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 1 | | Sand area (SAND)
(A tract of land covered with sand) | 2 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 1 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 2 | | Terrace (TRR)
(A long, narrow alluvial platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody) | 3 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 3 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 1 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 1 | | Cleft(s) (CFT)
(A deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (34) |
| Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 9 | | Scrubland (SCRB)
(An area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation) | 17 | | Grove (GROVE)
(A small wooded area or collection of trees growing closely together, occurring naturally or deliberately planted) | 5 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 3 | |
