Djibouti

Key facts

Which countries border Djibouti?3

• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Somalia

Djibouti in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Djibouti is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 29 clues from the pool that are true of Djibouti, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city shares the country's name1 of 5
• Has a Red Sea coastline1 of 8
• Its flag features a triangle1 of 16
• Its currency is called the franc1 of 22
• Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
• Has French as an official language1 of 27
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has land below sea level1 of 33
• Borders a country in a different hemisphere1 of 34
• Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does1 of 46
• Every country it borders is larger than it1 of 51
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Borders a country more than ten times its size1 of 59
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Borders a country of more than 100 million people1 of 66
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
• Borders a landlocked country1 of 88
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Djibouti

Which countries border Djibouti?

Djibouti shares a land border with 3 countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.

What is the capital of Djibouti?

The capital of Djibouti is Djibouti.

Is Djibouti landlocked?

No. Djibouti has a coastline.

What language is spoken in Djibouti?

Djibouti has 2 official languages: French and Arabic.