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Capital CityDjibouti
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Regional RelationshipsDjibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia; thousands of Somali refugees await repatriation in UNHCR camps in Djibouti
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species
International Agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Native Languages French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
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Climate Desert; torrid, dry

