Djibouti is a semi-presidential republic with a population exceeding 1.17 million. It occupies a strategic, arid Red Sea strait of rift valleys and salt lakes. The economy is port- and logistics-centric with a nominal GDP surpassing $4.1 billion; principal exports include sheep and goats, chlorides/salt, bovine, coffee, and oilseeds, while imports include fertilizers, palm oil, refined petroleum, sugar, and seed oils.

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