Short facts about the government of Djibouti
| Country
name: |
conventional long
form: Republic of Djibouti
conventional short
form: Djibouti
former: French Territory of the Afars and
Issas, French Somaliland |
| Government
type: |
republic |
| Administrative divisions: |
5 districts (cercles, singular -
cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock,
Tadjoura |
| Independence: |
27 June 1977 (from
France) |
| National
holiday: |
Independence Day, 27 June
(1977) |
| Constitution: |
multiparty constitution approved by
referendum 4 September 1992 |
| Legal
system: |
based on French civil law system,
traditional practices, and Islamic law |
| Suffrage: |
NA years of age; universal
adult |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme Court or Cour
Supreme |
| 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] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
Front for the Restoration of Unity and
Democracy or FRUD and affiliates; Movement for Unity and Democracy or
MUD |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: World Factbook |
