FORMALITIES
Conventional Long Form - Republic of Djibouti
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Capital City - Djibouti
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Date of Independence - June 27, 1977
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National Holiday - Independence Day (June 27)
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GOVERNMENT
Type of Government - Semi-Presidential Republic
Executive Branch
Cabinet: Council of Ministers is appointed by the prime minister
Elections/ Appointments: president is elected by a majority vote for a 5-year term, but they can have 3 of them.
Cabinet: Council of Ministers is appointed by the prime minister
Elections/ Appointments: president is elected by a majority vote for a 5-year term, but they can have 3 of them.
Legislative Branch
Unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) consists of 65 seats.
Terms: 5-year terms.
Unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) consists of 65 seats.
Terms: 5-year terms.
Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) is the highest court; the Constitutional Council is another high court, and consists of 6 magistrates.
There is also the High Court of Appeal, 5 Courts of First Instance, customary courts, and state courts.
The Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) is the highest court; the Constitutional Council is another high court, and consists of 6 magistrates.
There is also the High Court of Appeal, 5 Courts of First Instance, customary courts, and state courts.
Suffrage - Any person who is over 18 may vote.
AMBASSADORS
The Djibouti ambassador to the US is Siad Doualeh; he lives at 1156 15th Street NW, Suite 515, Washington, DC. The Djiboutis have no consulates presently.
The American ambassador to Djibouti is Thomas P. Kelly; he lives at Lot 350-B, Haramouss. The Americans have no consulates presently.
Roble Olhaye is the Irish representative to the UN.
PRIDE
The blue of the Djibouti flag stands for the sea and the sky, the green represents the Earth, white represents peace, and the red star stands for the struggle for independence and unity.
The national symbol of Djibouti is the red star; their colors are light blue, green, red, and white.
DISPUTES AND OTHER BAD STUFF
International Disputes - Kuwait is helping restore and upgrade the Ethiopian-Djibouti railway.
Refugees - Djibouti has 12,363 refugees from Somalia and 19,636 from Yemen.
Human Trafficking - Djibouti is a source, destination, and transit for all ages and genders subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Many migrants are vulnerable to exploitation, and could be forced into labor, prostitution, begging, and/or committing theft and other crimes.