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Djibouti is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by the disputed territory of Somaliland, which is claimed by Somalia, in the southeast, Ethiopia in the south and west, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the east. Across the Gulf of Aden lies Yemen, which does not share a land border with Djibouti. The country has a total area of 23,200 km2. The state of Djibouti is predominantly inhabited by two ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar people. The Somalis form the major ethnic group of the country.

In antiquity, the territory together with Somalia was part of the Land of Punt. Nearby Zeila, now in Somaliland, was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French Somaliland was established following treaties signed by the ruling Somali and Afar sultans with the French and its railroad to Dire Dawa allowed it to quickly…