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| | Djibouti - encyclopedia article about Djibouti. |
 | | The head of state of Djibouti is the president, who is elected for a term of six years. | | | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born November 27, 1947) is the second president of Djibouti. | | | Djibouti's second president, Guelleh was first elected to ofice in 1999, taking over from his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled the country since its independence from France in 1977. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Djibouti
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| | Djibouti News |
| | The President of the Republic of Djibouti Smael Omar Guelleh and British Prime Minister Tony Blair congratulated Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on his re-election to serve for third term in office. | | | The Republic of Djibouti has suspended judicial cooperation with France over the investigation into the death of a French judge in the Horn of Africa country which has uncovered allegations of a political... | | | President Girma Wolde-Giorgis left here on Friday for Djibouti to attend the inaugural ceremony of Ismail Omar Guelleh who was elected as president of Djibouti for the second time. |
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http://www.topix.net/world/djibouti
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| | BBC NEWS World Africa Country profiles Country profile: Djibouti |
| | Ismael Omar Guelleh succeeded his uncle and Djibouti's first president, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, in April 1999 at the age of 52. | | | He said he would step down at the end of his second term, in keeping with the constitution. | | | But the country's first president, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, installed an authoritarian one-party state dominated by his own Issa community. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070579.stm
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| | Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries |
| | However, much of Djibouti’s GDP is produced by the state. | | | Economist Intelligence Unit reports indicate that the January 2003 election, in which all deputies loyal to President Ismael Omar Guelleh held their seats in parliament, was rigged. | | | Private property rights are weakly protected; the courts are frequently overburdened, and the enforcement of contracts can be time-consuming and cumbersome. |
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http://cf.heritage.org/index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Djibouti
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Djibouti |
| | Background Notes: Djibouti (U.S. Dept. of State) August 2004 | | | Portals to the World: Djibouti (Library of Congress) | | | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Djibouti (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/djibouti.html
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| | Welcome To Embassy Djibouti |
| | The event was also attended by the Minister for the Promotion of Women, the representative of the USAID to Djibouti, and numerous other representatives from the diplomatic and consular missions to Djibouti. | | | On February 15 the Minister of National Education and Higher Learning led a ceremony to launch, with Ambassador Ragsdale, the girls' scholarship program. | | | Click here to read about the school dedication attended by Ambassador Ragsdale. |
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http://djibouti.usembassy.gov
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| | Djibouti |
| | The International Monetary Fund on Djibouti, 1996-- (Washington, DC) | | | La Constitution de Djibouti (1992) (via Agence Djiboutienne d'Information, Djibouti) | | | Department of State: Country Report on Human Rights Practices,1996 |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Djibouti.html
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| | Djibouti on the Internet |
| | The State of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after its independence. | | | Links to the presidency web site, some governmental ministries, the central bank of Djibouti, and more. | | | The IPGP runs an observatoire magnetique in Djibouti. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/djibouti.html
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| | MSN Encarta - Djibouti (country) |
| | Education is free and, theoretically, compulsory for six years of primary schooling starting at age 6, but in 2001–2002, the latest year for which figures are available, only 40 percent of primary school-aged children attended school. | | | Djibouti’s volcanic desert soils are among the least hospitable in Africa. | | | The national currency is the Djibouti franc (177.72 Djibouti francs equal U.S.$1, rate fixed since 1973). |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761571806
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| | EUROPA - Development - Countries - Djibouti |
| | President Guelleh’s efforts to reconcile Somalia have been more successful than any of the previous attempts and notwithstanding its difficult start, the Somali peace initiative has resulted in the election of a Somali transitional parliament and of a President. | | | Former French territory of Afars and Issas, Djibouti became independent in 1977. | | | The politics of Djibouti have been dominated by Omar Guelleh who assumed the Presidency in 1999 and was re-elected for a further six year period in April 2005. |
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=dj&lng=en&status=new
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| | The Country & People of Djibouti |
| | In 1992 a constitution allowing for a limited multiparty state was approved by Djibouti’s voters. | | | The 1999 presidential elections were won by Ismail Omar Guelleh, the government candidate. | | | Djibouti and the IMF Position in the fund, reports.... |
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http://www.hejleh.com/countries/djibouti.html
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| | Djibouti - Atlapedia Online |
| | In 1981 Djibouti became a single party state and Pres. | | | MODERN HISTORY - WWII TO 1993: In 1946 Djibouti became a French overseas territory. | | | In 1990 the unsettled state of affairs in neighboring Somali caused tensions in Djibouti and during most of the year there were border disputes with Somali troops re-taking a border area it had lost in 1989. |
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http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/djibouti.htm
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles |
| | The Minister for Africa, Chris Mullin, visited Djibouti for talks in January 2004. | | | Guelleh is now serving his second six-year term and will not be eligible to stand again. | | | Djibouti has ratified only two of the six core International Human Rights Treaties – the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). |
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| | United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News |
| | NAIROBI, 17 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Djibouti's home affairs minister, Yacin Elmi Bouh, has urged his compatriots and aid agencies to help people suffering from drought-related food shortages in the Horn of Africa country, the official news agency reported. | | | In an interview with IRIN on 9 February, President Ismail Omar Guelleh talked about his government's plans to contain the situation. | | | DJIBOUTIVILLE, 8 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - The humanitarian situation in Djibouti has reached a critical level as a result of consecutive years of drought, the acting United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the Horn of Africa country has said. |
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http://www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=Djibouti
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| | Djibouti |
| | Persons violating Djibouti’s laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned. | | | Penalties for breaking the law can be more severe than in the United States for similar offenses. | | | It is a multi-party democracy with a legal system based on French civil law (Djibouti was a French colony until 1977), though modified by traditional practices and Islamic law (Sharia). |
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1101.html
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| | Djibouti |
| | From 1991 to 2000, the Djiboutian government fought a civil war against Afar rebels of the FRUD (Front for the Restoration of the Democratic Unity). | | | Peace treaties were signed with different factions of the FRUD in 1994 and February 2000, bringing an end to the guerilla war. | | | In 1996 and 1997, Yemen expressed an interest to improve relationships with the United States. |
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/djibouti.htm
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| | Economy of Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | France is insisting that future aid be conditional on an overhaul of Djibouti's dilapidated state finances in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund. | | | This was part of a regional management scheme that also included the port of Beirut. | | | As a result, the Port of Djibouti has increased its efficiency and is positioned to be a major port and transshipment port for the Red Sea. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Djibouti
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| | Djibouti |
| | Djibouti is a republic with a strong presidency and a weak but evolving legislature. | | | During the year, the UNHCR repatriated more than 1,800 Somaliland refugees who had fled to the country during the Somaliland civil war. | | | The election of representatives also was influenced by the relationship between clan elders and clans with unions and workforces. |
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http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18180.htm
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| | Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa / Djibouti |
| | These reports indicated that roughly 800 soldiers were operating from Djibouti, though it is not clear which units are involved. | | | On October 29, 2002 during a Department of Defense Briefing, General Tommy Franks, head of CENTCOM, confirmed that forces were operating out of Djibouti, though he declined to reveal what exactly the soldiers were doing or where they were operating, but did state that there were already some 800 troops, either ashore or afloat. | | | Although civil war brought increased lawlessness to the country, conditions are now returning to normal. |
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/oef-djibouti.htm
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| | WTO Djibouti - Member information |
| | Djibouti has been a member of WTO since 31 May 1995. | | | This page gathers key information on Djibouti's participation in the WTO. | | | Provides consolidated texts: click “predefined reports” and select “All sectors in each country”, then double-click Djibouti. |
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http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/djibouti_e.htm
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| | Djibouti and the IMF -- Page 1 of 2 |
| | This Letter of Intent of the government of Djibouti describes the policies that Djibouti intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF. | | | This memorandum describes the policies that Djibouti is implementing in the framework of a staff-monitored program. | | | Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). |
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http://www.imf.org/external/country/DJI
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| | Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - East Africa - Djibouti |
| | Djibouti is also at the end of the French-built narrow-gauge railway that runs into Ethiopia. | | | Other major towns and cities in Djibouti include Tadjoura, Obock, Dikhil and Ali-Sabieh. | | | This is represented by the fact that 50% of Djiboutians live below the poverty line and 50% are unemployed. |
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http://www.worldworx.tv/regional-information/africa/east-africa/djibouti
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| | Djibouti: Location, Map, Area, Capital, Population, Religion, Language - Country Information |
| | Membership: Djibouti is a member of the UN, OAU, the Arab League, Organization of the Islamic Conference and is an ACP state of the EU. | | | The capital, principal port, and only sizable city is Djibouti (population, 1991, 317,000). | | | The population of Djibouti has swelled in recent years because of an influx of refugees from neighboring Somalia and Ethiopia. |
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http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/djibouti.htm
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| | IFEX :: Djibouti |
| | Appeals court sends newspaper editor Daher Ahmed Farah back to prison | | | RSF states that both “Le Renouveau” and “Le Temps” have been banned for aperiod of six months, leaving Djibouti without any independent newspapers. | | | Two journalists have been convicted for "dissemination of false news stories" in Djibouti, accordingto Reporters sans frontières (RSF). |
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| | Djibouti |
| | Djibouti joined the League of Arab States in 1977. | | | Military Branches: Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force), National Security Force (Force Nationale de Securite), National Police Force | | | Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen (hazy), 31 July 1994 (UOSAT OSCAR-22) |
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http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/mlas/djibouti.html
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| | Djibouti |
| | This port city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Tadjoura. | | | The economy of the city and country depends on the city's role as a storage, refueling and supply station, notably between Ethiopia and the Red Sea trade. | | | There are three flat areas - Djibouti, Serpent, and Marabout - which are connected by jetties. |
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| | djibouti map and information page |
| | Renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967, Djibouti remained its capital. | | | In the mid-1800s, the French purchased a part of northeast Africa, naming it French Somaliland. | | | As a significant regional port, Djibouti's modern economy revolves (almost totally) around the shipping and refueling industries, as the country has limited natural resources and is (through little fault of its own) economically underdeveloped. |
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| | Djibouti جيبو تي |
| | Snapshot on Djibouti The current wars and divisions in the Horn of Africa | | | Columnists Search the World Africa Djibouti Special Reports | | | Facts Continent: Continent: Africa Capital: Djibouti Links Countries.com. |
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| | African Studies Center Djibouti Page |
| | This website is dedicated to the literary works of Abdourahman A.Waberi, who is from Djibouti. | | | The index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, as part of its comprehensive effort to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. | | | U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet for Djibouti |
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| | afrol News - Djibouti |
| | With more use of renewable energy sources, the government also hopes to improve stability of supply. | | | The trade union leaders had participated in a syndicalist event in Israel. | | | The two imprisonments come on top of a long list of trade union violations in Djibouti. |
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| | Djibouti Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | Part of Djibouti's appeal is its lack of tourists. | | | Much of Djibouti is experiencing severe drought conditions following several years of low rainfall. | | | Travellers are warned that seek up-to-date consular advice as drought is affecting much of the country which may in turn affect travel and basic supplies in Djibouti. |
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| | LookSmart - Djibouti - Travel Guides |
| | Map of Djibouti illustrates political boundaries, bodies of water, major cities, and railroad tracks. | | | Hotels in Djibouti - Association of Business Travelers | | | Easily obtain country facts and figures, a detailed map and news headlines. |
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| | Atlas: Djibouti |
| | Djibouti and the Horn of Africa by Virginia Thompson and Richard Adloff | | | Naval Strategy East of Suez: The Role of Djibouti by Charles W. Koburger | | | Djibouti Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population … |
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| | Country at a Glance - Overview |
| | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations | | | The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. |
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| | WashingtonPost.com: International: Djibouti |
| | This document describes the history, government, politics and economy of Djibouti. | | | Enter a country name for news, background and Internet links: | | | A detailed list of facts and figures for Djibouti. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/djibouti.htm
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| | Where do you want to go birding in Djibouti today? |
| | Trip Report: Ethiopia and Djibouti, 27 November 1999 - | | | However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in Djibouti. | | | The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. |
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| | Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the U.N. 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 4011 |
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| | Djibouti, Djibouti current local time from WorldTimeServer.com |
| | This site specializes in keeping up with local laws and declarations that affect time zone rules and daylight saving time adjustments, so you can always depend on our accuracy. | | | A comprehensive list of other locations in addition to Djibouti, Djibouti is also available which you can view current time by country name or by city name. | | | You can even create a list of your favorite locations where you have business or personal interests. |
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| | allAfrica.com: Djibouti |
| | A number of Heads of State and Government are expected to attend an Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) Summit in Nairobi tomorrow. | | | Djiboutian Minister of Equipment and Transport said the efforts being carried out to make the Ethio-Djibouti Railway a profitable company would be sustained in a strong manner. | | | Some 3.4 million metric tons of freight has been transported to Ethiopia via Port of Djibouti this year, the Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti said. |
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| | Travel Guide to Djibouti Africa |
| | The country can be divided into three regions; the coastal plain and volcanic plateaus in the central and southern parts of the country and the mountain ranges in the north. | | | Djibouti is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea on the east, Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the north and northwest and Somalia to the southeast. |
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| | :: Regional :: Africa :: Djibouti |
| | ArabNet: Djibouti - Brief information on history, government, geography, transport and business. | | | BBC Country Profile: Djibouti - Includes an overview of the country and sections on its politics and media. | | | CIA Factbook - Djibouti - Features map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people |
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| | Djibouti |
| | Horn of Africa Regional Country Analysis Brief [html] - An overview of the energy situation in Djibouti and the Horn of Africa Region. | | | To see a complete energy balance for Djibouti for a recent year scroll down to the next item. | | | World Oil Transit "Chokepoints" Fact Sheet - Bab el-Mandab (Red Sea) [html] - Information on a major world oil transit center known as a "chokepoint" due to its potential for closure. |
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/djibouti.html
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| | Djibouti |
| | Territorial Disputes: Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia; although most of the 26,000 Somali refugees in Djibouti who fled civil unrest in the early 1990s have returned, several thousand still await repatriation in UNHCR camps. | | | 27 Jun 1977 Independence from France (Republic of Djibouti). |
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| | The ACG Djibouti Page |
| | Présentation de Djibouti from Al-Oueb: la Corne de le'Afrique |
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| | Djibouti : Weather Underground |
| | Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country | | | Djibouti — (Click on a column heading to sort this information) |
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| | Ethnologue report for Djibouti |
| | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | The number of languages listed for Djibouti is 5. | | | Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Djibouti |
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