Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Djibouti
- +253
What every visitor should know about Djibouti:
- Money
- The currency is the Djiboutian franc (DJF). 100 DJF is worth about US$0.64, or €0.45.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Djibouti facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 516,055
- Language
- French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
- Ethnicity
- Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)
Economy
- GDP
- US$3,800 (per capita)