Djibouti

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Official Name
Republic of Djibouti
Population Full

974,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
French, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
68% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1991), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2007), ICCPR (2002), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Welmers 1971a
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Djibouti is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 2 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 2 are developing, and 1 is vigorous. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages.