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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Republic of Djibouti
conventional short form:
Djibouti
former:
French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland
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| Government type: |
republic
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| Administrative divisions: |
5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura
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| Independence: |
27 June 1977 (from France)
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| National holiday: |
Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
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| Constitution: |
multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992
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| Legal system: |
based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
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| Suffrage: |
NA years of age; universal adult
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President GUELLEH Ismail Omar (since 8 May 1999);
head of government:
Prime Minister DILLEITA Mohamed Dilleita (since 4 March 2001)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers responsible to the president
elections:
president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 9 April 1999 (next to be held NA 2005); prime minister appointed by the president
election results:
GUELLEH Ismail Omar elected president; percent of vote - GUELLEH Ismail Omar 74.4%, IDRIS Moussa Ahmed 25.6%
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
elections:
last held 19 December 1997 (next to be held NA 2002)
election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - RPP 65; note - RPP (the ruling party) dominated the election
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| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP (governing party) [Ismail Omar GELLEH]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy or FRUD and affiliates; Movement for Unity and Democracy or MUD
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| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador ROBLE Olhaye Oudine
chancery:
Suite 515, 1156 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
telephone:
[1] (202) 331-0270
FAX:
[1] (202) 331-0302
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Donald YAMAMOTO
embassy:
Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti
mailing address:
B. P. 185, Djibouti
telephone:
[253] 35 39 95
FAX:
[253] 35 39 40
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| Flag description: |
two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center
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