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Transportation of Djibouti

Airports:13 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 3 (2006)
Railways:total: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway)
narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gauge
note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2006)
Roadways:total: 2,890 km
paved: 364 km
unpaved: 2,526 km (1999)
Merchant marine:total: 1 ship (1000 GRT or over) 1,369 GRT/3,030 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2006)
Ports and terminals:Djibouti

Djibouti Quickstats

  • Population: 496,374 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 23,200 km² (149th)
  • Density: 34 /km² (168th)
  • GDP (total): $1.641 billion (164th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,070 (141st)
  • Literacy: 67.9%

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  • Currency: Franc (DJF)
  • Dial code: +253

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