Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

()ffi Republic of Djibouti

National holiday 27 June

Type: republic

Capital: Djibouti

Political subdivisions: 5 cercles (districts)

Legal system: based on French civil law system traditional practices, and Islamic law; partial constitution ratified January 1981 by National Assembly

Branches: legislative—65-member parliament (National Assembly), executive, judiciary

Government leader: Hassan GOULED Aptidon, President (since June 1977)

Suffrage: universal adult

Elections: parliament elected May 1982

Political party and leader: Peoples Progress Assembly (RPP), Hassan Gouled Aptidon; sole legal party

Communists: possibly a few sympathizers

Member of: AfDB, Arab League, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB—Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.