Djibouti
geographical nameDefinition of Djibouti
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or formerly French Territory of the Afars and the Issas \ ˈä-ˌfär(z)-ən(d)-ṯẖə-ē-ˈsä(z)
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or earlier French Somaliland
country of eastern Africa on Bab el Mandeb Strait across from Yemen and on the Gulf of Aden; a republic area 8880 square miles (23,088 square kilometers), population 818,159
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city and capital of Djibouti population 339,500