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Administrative divisions 6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	11 35 N, 43 09 E
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Constitution multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address	B. P. 185, Djibouti
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission Ambassador Roble OLHAYE Oudine
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers responsible to the president
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Executive branch > Chief of state President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May 1999)
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Government type	republic
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Independence 27 June 1977 (from France)
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Legal system based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Legislative branch unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
National holiday	Independence Day, 27 June
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Political parties and leaders Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; Djibouti Development Party or PDD [Mohamed Daoud CHEHEM]; Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP [Ismail Omar GUELLEH] (governing party); Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Moumin Bahdon FARAH]; Republican Alliance for Democracy or ARD; Union for a Presidential Majority or UMP (a coalition of parties including RPP, FRUD, PND, and PPSD); Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Political pressure groups and leaders Union for Presidential Majority UMP (coalition includes RPP, FRUD, PPSD and PND); Union for Democratic Changeover or UAD (opposition coalition includes ARD, MRDD, and UDJ)
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Status	pseudo-democracy
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Source: electionworld.org
Time required to start a business > days	37 days		[81st of 171]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia; Kuwait is chief investor in the 2008 restoration and upgrade of the Ethiopian-Djibouti rail link
Source: World Development Indicators database

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