Fast Facts
Although officially an Islamic state, other religions are given freedom to worship.
Ninety-eight percent of the Djibouti girls receive Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) believing it is their only way of presenting themselves pure.
Women marry between 12- and 13-years old and have five to six children.
Stats of the Nation
Capital: Djibouti
Population: 476,073
Religion: Muslim?93.9%, Christian?4.5%
Life Expectancy: 43 years
Literacy Rate: Male?78%, Female?58%
Prayer Points
Pray for the elimination of the barbaric practice of FGM and to heal the young girls wounded by it.
Pray for God to give Christians strategies to reach children, teens, and young adults with the Gospel.
Pray for people's hearts to be open to receive the good news of the Gospel.
Government
Chief of State: President Ismail Omar Guelleh
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Type of Government: Republic
President Guelleh is the second president of Djibouti succeeding his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon in 1999.
Prayer Points
Pray the present freedom of religion not be lost to the Islamic voice which grows louder as the economic situation declines.
Pray for President Guelleh to clearly hear the Gospel and lead his nation according to the will of God.
Pray for God to reveal the hidden treasures he has placed in Djibouti so that this nation can financially sustain itself.