Official nameJumhouriyya Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)CapitalDjiboutiPopulation estimate (2015)888,000Internet domain extension.djCurrencyThe currency is the Djibouti franc (DJF), notionally of 100 centimes.TerritoryDjibouti is in effect a city-state surrounded by a semi-desert hinterland. It is bounded in the north-west by Eritrea, north-east by the Gulf of Aden, south-east by Somalia and south-west by Ethiopia.LanguagesFrench and Arabic are official languages; Somali and Afar are also spoken.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words