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(Created page with "'''Djibouti''', officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a small nation in the Horn of Africa, located along the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, covering approximately 23,200 km² with a population of about 1 million as of 2024.<ref name="CIA2024">{{Cite web |title=Djibouti |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/djibouti/ |publisher=CIA World Factbook |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2025-05-30}}</ref> Known for its strategic port, military bases, and trade hub stat...") |
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* Establishment of the [[Diocese of Djibouti]] in 1914<ref name="GCatholic2025"/> | * Establishment of the [[Diocese of Djibouti]] in 1914<ref name="GCatholic2025"/> | ||
* The Church: | * The Church: | ||
** Supported education post-independence | |||
** Aided refugees during regional conflicts | |||
* No papal visits have occurred, but [[Pope Francis]]’s 2019 Horn of Africa advocacy inspired Djibouti’s Catholics.<ref name="Vatican2024">{{Cite web |title=Djibouti’s Catholic History |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/djibouti.html |publisher=Vatican News |date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2025-05-30}}</ref> | * No papal visits have occurred, but [[Pope Francis]]’s 2019 Horn of Africa advocacy inspired Djibouti’s Catholics.<ref name="Vatican2024">{{Cite web |title=Djibouti’s Catholic History |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/djibouti.html |publisher=Vatican News |date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2025-05-30}}</ref> | ||
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== Administrative subdivisions == | == Administrative subdivisions == | ||
Djibouti is divided into six regions, namely Ali Sabieh | Djibouti is divided into six regions, namely | ||
# Ali Sabieh | |||
# Arta | |||
# Dikhil | |||
# Djibouti | |||
# [[Obock]] | |||
# [[Tadjourah]]<ref name="CIA2024" /> | |||
[[Djibouti City]], in the Djibouti region, serves as the administrative and Catholic hub.<ref name="CIA2024" /> | |||
== Cultural influence == | == Cultural influence == | ||