_#_Death rate: 16 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 117 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 46 years male, 50 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 6.4 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Djiboutian(s); adjective—Djiboutian
_#_Ethnic divisions: Somali (Issa) 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%
_#_Religion: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
_#_Language: French and Arabic (both official); Somali and Afar widely used
_#_Literacy: 48% (male 63%, female 34%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)