Djibouti: Difference between revisions

Djibouti has a population of about 921,804 inhabitants.{{UN_Population|ref}} It is a [[multiethnic]] country. The local population grew rapidly during the latter half of the 20th century, increasing from about 69,589 in 1955 to around 869,099 by 2015. The two largest ethnic groups native to Djibouti are the [[Somalis]] (60%) and the [[Afar people|Afar]] (35%). The [[Somali clan]] component is mainly composed of the [[Issa (clan)|Issa]] [[Dir (clan)|Dir]], followed by a sizablelarge grouppopulation of [[Isaaq]], who almost exclusively belong to the [[Sacad Muuse]] subclan of the [[Habr Awal]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Refugees|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|title=Refworld {{!}} Somalia: Information on the Issa and the Issaq|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2f60.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Refworld|language=en}}</ref>, and a smallersmall population of [[Gadabuursi]] [[Dir (clan)|Dir]]. The remaining 5% of Djibouti's population primarily consists of [[Yemenis|Yemeni Arabs]], [[People of Ethiopia|Ethiopians]] and [[Europeans]] ([[French people|French]] and [[Italians]]). Approximately 76% of local residents are urban dwellers; the remainder are [[Pastoralism|pastoralists]].<ref name=CIA/> Djibouti also hosts a number of immigrants and refugees from neighboring states, with Djibouti City nicknamed the "French Hong Kong in the Red Sea" due to its cosmopolitan urbanism.<ref>Anglin, Kevin; Blond, Becca and Carillet, Jean-Bernard (2004) ''Africa on a Shoestring''. London: Lonely Planet. p. 698. {{ISBN|978-1740594622}}</ref> Djibouti's location on the eastern coast of Africa makes it a hub of regional [[Human migration|migration]], with Somalis, Yemenis, and Ethiopians traveling through the country en route to the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Gulf]] and [[North Africa|northern Africa]]. Djibouti has received a massive influx of migrants from [[Yemen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tracer des frontières à Djibouti|url=http://djibouti.frontafrique.org/?doc31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE|first=INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM|date=1967|title=French Somaliland|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84-00825R000100050001-0.pdf|journal=Intelligence Memorandum}}</ref>