6.3 Djibouti

Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by ‎Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in ‎the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea ‎and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti, which had a population of ‎‎818,159 at the 2009 census, is one of the least populous countries in ‎Africa. Islam is the largest religion in the country, practiced by 94% of ‎the population. ‎ Djibouti joined the United Nations on September 20, 1977. While ‎Djibouti is an independent sovereign state, it maintains deep French ‎relations, and through various military and economic agreements with ‎France, it receives continued security and economic assistance.‎