Imports: $200.5 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)
Imports—commodities: foods, beverages, transport equipment,
chemicals, petroleum products (1995)
Imports—partners: France, Ethiopia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Thailand
(1996)
Debt—external: $276 million (1996 est.)
Economic aid—recipient: $106.3 million (1995)
Currency: 1 Djiboutian franc (DF) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates: Djiboutian francs (DF) per US$1—177.721 (fixed rate since 1973)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications
Telephones: 7,200 (1986 est.)