If you were asked to name all the countries of the world, we’d forgive you if you forgot about little Djibouti.
It’s a tiny speck on the Horn of Africa, right on the mouth of the Red Sea (you can almost wave to Yemen across the water). With the possible exception of Iceland, Djibouti has one of the weirdest collections of landscapes on the planet: volcanic salt lakes, sunken plains, rocky canyons, limestone pillars bathed in sulfuric steam. Classic Lion King this place is not. In fact, most tourists have never heard of Djibouti, which means you get its world-class hiking, diving and kite surfing all to yourself.
Djibouti at a glance
CAPITAL CITY
Djibouti (740,000)
POPULATION
1.1 million
CURRENCY
FDJ
LANGUAGE
Arabic and French
TIME ZONE
(GMT+0:3:00) Djibouti
CALLING CODE
+253
ELECTRICITY
Type C and E (European 2-pin)
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