Background: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. A peace accord in 1994 ended a three-year uprising by Afars rebels.

NOTE: The information regarding Djibouti on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Djibouti Introduction 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Djibouti Introduction 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.