Djibouti, officially the Republic of 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.
The country is mainly a stony semidesert, with scattered plateaus and highlands. It has an area of 23,051 km2.
It has a strategic location near the world’s busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields.