Country nameconventional long form: Republic of Djibouti Government typerepublic Capitalname: Djibouti Administrative divisions6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah Independence27 June 1977 (from France) National holidayIndependence Day, 27 June (1977) Constitutionmultiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September 1992 Legal systembased on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage18 years of age; universal Executive branchchief of state: President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May 1999) Legislative branchunicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms) Judicial branchSupreme Court or Cour Supreme Political parties and leadersDemocratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; Djibouti Development Party or PDD [Mohamed Daoud CHEHEM]; Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP [Ismail Omar GUELLEH] (governing party); Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Moumin Bahdon FARAH]; Republican Alliance for Democracy or ARD; Union for a Presidential Majority or UMP (a coalition of parties including RPP, FRUD, PND, and PPSD); Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ Political pressure groups and leadersUnion for Presidential Majority UMP (coalition includes RPP, FRUD, PPSD and PND); Union for Democratic Changeover or UAD (opposition coalition includes ARD, MRDD, and UDJ) International organization participationACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the USchief of mission: Ambassador Roble OLHAYE Oudine Diplomatic representation from the USchief of mission: Ambassador W. Stuart SYMINGTON Flag descriptiontwo equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center |
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