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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of djibouti conventional short form: djibouti former: french territory of the afars and issas, french somaliland |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Djibouti |
| Administrative divisions | 5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura |
| Independence | 27 June 1977 (from France) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 27 June (1977) |
| Constitution | multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992 |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal adult |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president ismail omar guelleh (since 8 may 1999) head of government: prime minister dileita mohamed dileita (since 4 march 2001) cabinet: council of ministers responsible to the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 9 april 1999 (next to be held na 2005); prime minister appointed by the president election results: ismail omar guelleh elected president; percent of vote - ismail omar guelleh 74.4%, idris moussa ahmed 25.6% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: last held 10 january 2003 (next to be held na january 2008) election results: percent of vote - rpp 62.2%, frud 36.9%; seats - rpp 65, frud 0; note - rpp (the ruling party) dominated the election |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Cour Supreme |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; Djibouti Development Party or PDD [Mohamed Daoud CHEHEM]; Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP (governing party) [Ismail Omar GUELLEH]; Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Moumin Bahdon FARAH]; Republican Alliance for Democracy or ARD [Ahmed Dini AHMED]; Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ [leader NA] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Union for Presidential Majority UMP (coalition includes RPP, FRUD, PPSD and PND); Union for Democratic Changeover or UAD (opposition coalition includes ARD, MRDD, UDJ, and PDD) [Ahmed Dini AHMED] |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador roble olhaye FAX: [1] (202) 331-0302 telephone: [1] (202) 331-0270 chancery: suite 515, 1156 15th street nw, washington, dc 20005 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador marguerita ragsdale embassy: plateau du serpent, boulevard marechal joffre, djibouti mailing address: b. p. 185, djibouti telephone: [253] 35 39 95 FAX: [253] 35 39 40 |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center |
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