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Djibouti Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Ghoubet reef Ghoubet reef Djibouti is a small country in East Africa, that borders on the Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. The French came into the area in 1862, having acquired the right to settle there from the Afar Sultans of Obock in exchange for money and other goods. Not to be outdone, the Sultan of Tadoura made a similar agreement with the French in 1884. The construction of the town and port of Djibouti began in 1888. According to the terms of a treaty signed between France and Ethiopia in 1897, Djibouti was to be "the official outlet for Ethiopian commerce" and, in consequence of this, a railway was later built. Djibouti was the last African country to gain its independence and it is still an important French base in the region. The capital, Djibouti City is located in the south of the country close to the Somali border. It is an important harbor town and this is where the train going to Ethiopia leaves from. Tadjoura is on the other side of the Gulf of Tadjoura and is a good place to go if you want to go diving. Most of the land in the country is very dry and rocky. There are some spectacular rock formation, volcanoes and lakes, like Lac Assal and Lac Abbe, inland but it requires some real traveling to get to them. _______Practical Information Edit This Best to cover legs and arms to be respectful to Muslims even though it is hot and uncomfortable. Taxi is best way to get around the CAPITOL. really good off road cars with plenty of spare tires anywhere else. Need a good guide when you leave the Capitol. Go to Google and look up Bruno Pardigon he's a good French guide. speaks LOTS of languages. Camel Market is good for shopping. Surprisingly no camels. Buses cost $3 and many "shop" owners don't "prefer" US$ but bargains may help. __________Getting Around Edit This Buses link the capital with virtually every town in the country for a standard fare of around US$3 but as the bus only leaves when it is full you may have a long wait. There is a train to Ali Sabieh and boats leave daily (and unpredictably) from L'Escale in Djibouti for Tadjoura and Obock on the north-east coast of the Gulf of Tadjoura. ________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: The economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scanty rainfall limits crop production to fruits and vegetables and most food must be imported. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is therefore heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of 40% to 50% continues to be a major problem. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over the last seven years because of recession civil war and a high population growth rate (including immigrants and refugees). Faced with a multitude of economic difficulties the government has fallen in arrears on long-term external debt and has been struggling to meet the stipulations of foreign aid donors. GDP: purchasing power parity—$520 million (1997 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 0.5% (1997 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$1 200 (1997 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 3% industry: 20% services: 77% (1996 est.) Inflation rate—consumer price index: 3% (1997 est.) Labor force: total: 282 000 by occupation: agriculture 75% industry 11% services 14% (1991 est.) Unemployment rate: 40%-50% (1996 est.) Budget: revenues: $300 million expenditures: $6988million including capital expenditures of $NA (1997 est.) Industries: limited to a few small-scale enterprises such as dairy products and mineral-water bottling Industrial production growth rate: 3% (1996 est.) Electricity—capacity: 85 000 kW (1995) Electricity—production: 180 million kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: 427 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: fruits vegetables; goats sheep camels Exports: total value: $39.6 million (f.o.b. 1996 est.) commodities: hides and skins coffee (in transit) (1995) partners: Ethiopia 45% Somalia Yemen Saudi Arabia (1996) Imports: total value: $200.5 million (f.o.b. 1996 est.) commodities: foods beverages transport equipment chemicals petroleum products (1995) partners: France Ethiopia Italy Saudi Arabia Thailand (1996) Debt—external: $276 million (1996 est.) Economic aid: recipient: ODA $NA Currency: 1 Djiboutian franc (DF) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: Djiboutian francs (DF) per US$1—177.721 (fixed rate since 1973) Fiscal year: calendar year ___________People Edit This i Population: 440 727 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 94 399; female 94 154) 15-64 years: 55% (male 127 190; female 113 582) 65 years and over: 2% (male 5 877; female 5 525) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.51% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 41.75 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 14.69 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -11.91 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 102.4 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 51.07 years male: 49.06 years female: 53.15 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.94 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Djiboutian(s) adjective: Djiboutian Ethnic groups: Somali 60% Afar 35% French Arab Ethiopian and Italian 5% Religions: Muslim 94% Christian 6% Languages: French (official) Arabic (official) Somali Afar Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.2% male: 60.3% female: 31.7% (1995 est.) :::::::::Djibouti city Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see city of djibouti city of djibouti hanad All of the population of Djibouti lives in Djibouti City. It is not just the capital, it is the only city in Djibouti. The city has been influenced very strongly by the French. It is not a very attractive city however, but it is an excellent - if not the only - base for exploring the inland with its dormant volcanoes and lakes as well as the Red Sea coast and the islands. From Djibouti there is a train leaving for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia via Harar. The French built the whole system because they wanted Djibouti to be the major port for all of Ethiopia. This would be a very cool way to travel to Addis. ::::::::::Lake abbe Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Loacted on the border with Ethiopia the Lake Abbe is of a strange and unsettling beauty. The hot springs attract many shepards with their flocks. ::::::::: Lake assal Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Lake Assal Shore Lake Assal Shore Lake Asal and the relatively young volcano of Arboukoba (people still remember the eruption of the 8th November 1978) offer stunnigly beautiful views. See the salt flats and the seismological probes. They are pretty close to Tadjoura as well as to Djibouti city so it is realtively easy to arrange a trip here. It is Africa's lowest surface, at 155 meters below sea level. :::::::::Maskali and moucha islands Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Island of Taskali (from Moucha Island) - October 2006 Island of Taskali (from Moucha Island) - October 2006 Denis Pagnac Two hot uninhabited islands, for a day trip, diving places and beaches, with a picnic lunch and fresh water. Half an hour from Djibouti harbor by boat. :::::::::Obock Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see There is a ferry, twice a week, from Djibouti to Obock, making the round trip in about eight hours. On other days you can take this ferry to Tadjoura, near the western end of the Gulf of Tadjoura. :::::Tadjoura Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Tadjoura is locate in the centre of the country on the north side of the Guld of Tadjoura. It is some 100 km to Puerto Plata City by road but about a third of that as the crow flies. Close to Tadjoura you find some good beaches and places to go diving. Sites around this area include Ras Ali, Ras Ouan, Trevally Valley, Alices Fault and Sables Blancs- drop-offs to twenty meters, large schools of trevally, barracuda and batfish. Giant reef rays and turtles. Perfect for a day trip - two dives and relax on the beach with a picnic lunch.