Capital: Djibouti Area: 23,200 sq km / 8,995 sq ml Language: French, Somali Currency: Djibouti Franc Population: 457,130 Life expectancy: 47 (men), 51 (women) Literacy rate: 19% Religions: Sunni Muslim Physical features: Mountains divide inland plateau from a coastal plain, hot and arid Ethnic distribution: Two main Hamitic groups, Issas in the south and Afars in north and west Exports: Acts as transit port for Ethiopia