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   Note: This section last updated 12th April 2021

In French:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

In Arabic:

   ۱٫۲۳۴٬۴۵

(where ٬ indicates the decimal separator and ٫ the thousands separator)

In Afar and Somali:

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 12th April 2021

In Arabic, French and Somali:

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32

In Afar:

   yyyy-mm-dd

   14:32

The official language is Djibouti Arabic , spoken by 11% of the population. Afar is spoken by 55%, Somali by 33%.

Djiboutians do not distinguish between “first” names and “last” names. All names are used at all times in all contexts, including in correspondence. When women marry, they retain their own names and add all of their husbands’ onto the end. Again, this full string should be used in all contexts.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Any address written in a non-native language will be written in French. Deliveries are made only to post office boxes (Boîte Postale, or BP).

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured. Examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written as Boîte Postale, or BP.

   Note: This section last updated 28th March 2020

Djibouti has no postal code system.

There are reports that Djibouti has developed a 5-digit postal code system with the format:

   (77)NNN 

However, there is no evidence that this has been implemented and it may have been transplanted by a decision to adopt What3Words as an official address methodology in the country. For the purpose of this resource we continue to assume that Djibouti does not have a postal code system.

Were this system to be implemented, the first two numbers would always be 77. The third digit would indicate a cercle (region). The final two digits would point to a post office within each cercle or within the urban districts of Djibouti City. It would be positioned on the last line of the address in front of the city name.

Djibouti - Postal code format graphic

Djibouti - Postal code format

Djibouti - Postal code specifics

Djibouti - Postal code regular expression

Djibouti - Postal code level of coverage

Djibouti - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 24th May 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Djibouti for full lists of place names in Djibouti in other languages.

Djibouti has 5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle) and a city (shown in the list below with an asterisk):

    ’Ali Sabih 
    Arta 
    Dikhil 
    Djibouti  *
    Obock 
    Tadjoura 

Administrative districts graphic

Djibouti telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers changed from having 6 digits to having 8 on 1st March 2012. Mobile numbers commence with 77.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm