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DJIBOUTI

Capital
Djibouti

Area
23,180 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles), on the southern shores of the Red Sea, bordered by Ethiopia and Somalia to the north.

Language
Arabic and French are the official languages. Afar and Issa (Somali) are also spoken.

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PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


thumb for MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050 24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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Related links


  • BBC World Service country profile

  • Climate Prediction Center for East, Southern and West Africa

  • European Commission Food Security Network

  • Famine Early Warning System covering 17 African countries (USAID-funded)

  • Food Aid Management

  • Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems

  • Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

  • Index on Africa

  • Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

  • Livestock Early Warning System

  • Project Ploughshares and the International Resource Group on Disarmament and Security in the Horn of Africa (IRG)

  • ReliefWeb

  • University of Pennsylvania resources

  • U.S. Committee for Refugees

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