Djibouti
Djibouti is a small country in the northeastern part of Africa. The country got its name for its one and only 'big city', Djibouti. According to Encarta Djibouti was and area where, many years ago (100,000), people begin to migrate over to the Middle East. Anyway, Encarta goes on about some kingdoms and how Islam was introduced to the country and eventually it gets to something relevant to this class... It says that in the second half of the 16th century Europeans begin trading coffee and perfumes with the sultanates of Djibouti. France wanted to challenge Britain with trading so they made a bunch of treaties with some rulers of Djibouti and basically got control of the country. This seems pretty simple, but this is the way Encarta says it happened. Anyway France chose Djibouti, as in the city, because it would be a good place to have a railroad, it would link with Addis Ababa. By 1917 France had made the railroad. Large amounts of people began to migrate to In 1946 France made Djibouti its own and called it French Somaliland. Djiboutians voted to remain under French administration, ten
ever, Djiboutians voted for independence. Djibouti's official languages are French and Arabic, but Somali is the most widely spoken language in the south, including the capital. Estimates indicate that about three-quarters of the labor force works in agriculture. Most of the country is very dry, Djibouti relies on underground aquifers for its fresh water. The prime minister is elected by the president, who leads a cabinet. Djibouti is hot and dry year-round and even more so during the summer. Less than half of the population has easy access to safe drinking water. Djibouti's volcanic desert soils are among the least hospitable in Africa. A rail link connects the port to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Lake 'Asal is the lowest point in Africa at 153 m (502 ft) below sea level.
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