Djibouti

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. Some History… 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 …

…clan. Djibouti's official languages are French and Arabic, but Somali is the most widely spoken language in the south, including the capital. The Afar language is spoken mostly in the north. Almost all Djiboutians are Sunni Muslims. Education is free and compulsory for six years of primary schooling starting at age 6. Only 14.1 percent of the teenage population attended secondary school. In 2001 only 84.9 percent of Djibouti's adult population was literate. Djibouti has no colleges or universities.